Threat Analyst 1

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About the role

  • Threat Analyst monitoring, investigating, and responding to cyber threats for Sophos’s managed detection and response customers. Supporting 24/7 cybersecurity operations through log, endpoint, and network analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Investigate and analyze logs and security-related events using Sophos tooling
  • Identify and respond to cyber threats in customer environments
  • Communicate and document findings for technical and executive customer audiences
  • Follow up with customers through issue resolution
  • Provide recommendations to minimize risk in customer environments
  • Handle inbound customer requests through various communication channels
  • Collaborate with core security and threat response teams
  • Research emerging Indicators of Compromise/Attack, exploits, and vulnerabilities
  • Operationalize research findings to better protect customers
  • Provide monitoring, detection, and response services for customer environments

Requirements

  • Legal authorization to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship
  • Willingness to work outside standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, for a 24x7x365 MDR service
  • Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work both within a team and independently
  • Passion for information technology and cybersecurity
  • Curiosity and ability to learn new skills quickly
  • Minimum 2+ years of experience working in a SOC environment or computer security team in an IT environment
  • Experience with threat hunting
  • Experience with endpoint and network security monitoring
  • Experience administering and supporting Windows OS and either Apple or Linux-based operating systems
  • Knowledge of common adversary tactics and techniques
  • Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Knowledge of incident response procedures
  • Basic understanding of network traffic analysis, including TCP/IP, routing, switching, and protocols
  • Basic understanding of Windows event log analysis

Benefits

  • Remote-first working model, with remote work as the primary option for most employees
  • Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks
  • Annual charity and fundraising initiatives
  • Volunteer days for employees
  • Global employee sustainability initiatives
  • Global fitness and trivia competitions
  • Global wellbeing days
  • Monthly wellbeing webinars and training
  • Equality of opportunity and support for recruitment and selection process adjustments

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

Cyber SecurityLinuxSwitchingTCP/IP

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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