Senior Analytics Engineer

Location

Beaverton, OR, Remote. Telecommuting is available from anywhere in the U.S., except from AK, AL, AR, DE, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, RI, SD, VT, WV, and WY.

Responsible for the protection and security of the systems that store data within the organization. Maintain the network and systems in a security capacity; execute and plan security measures accordingly; assist to keep attackers at bay by implementing safeguards that prevent intrusions and breaches; establish and plan information security policies; contribute and develop cybersecurity strategies that are in line with best practices; implement protective measures through firewalls, software solutions, custom scripts, custom tools and data encryption technologies; execute vulnerability and penetration simulations and tests to safeguard business operations; log and monitor systems that need to be looked at in case of any issues or attacks on your network; discuss the root causes of issues as they come up; generate reports and host presentations of their findings and finalized their investigations; administer and install firewalls, intrusion detection systems, intrusion prevention systems, and SIEM solutions; plan upgrades and recommend solutions to management; collaborate with other departments in troubleshooting faults; respond to system and/or network security breaches; ensure that the company’s sensitive information and IT equipment are kept safe by implementing the correct security measures; participate in change control operations including the change control side of security to maintain documentation that relates to any deviations on the network; test and identify network and system vulnerabilities; identify different basis of user behavior and use it to detect changes on basis for security threats; design and develop security alerts based on threat interfaces identified; build rules to detect malicious activity and defend against insider threats; prepare comprehensive reports that document security breaches including assessment-based findings, outcomes, and propositions to help in further system security enhancement; and identify and consult on the design of countermeasures to mitigate insider threats and summarize and present information from investigations to cross-functional teams.

Employer will accept Master’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Technology and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or in an engineering-related occupation.

Experience must include the following:

Information Security
Cyber Security
Detection engineering technology
Cyber Security data analysis
Security Operations Center (SOC)
Incident Response
Security Information Event Management (SIEM) technology
Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) technology
Data engineering technology
Insider threat analysis
Software development technology.

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