Job Description

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Experience Required: 6 - 8 years
Job Responsibilities

• Perform security monitoring, event analysis, and security platform operations activities across the Sony Group’s global networks, leveraging a variety of tools and techniques
• Follow detailed operational processes and procedures to appropriately analyze, escalate, and assist in the remediation of information security events and incidents
• Prioritize multiple high-priority tasks and formulate responses/recommendations to user community and team members in a fast-paced environment
• Thoroughly document analysis activities & operational findings
• Write high-quality & accurate analysis reports
• Keeps current on the IT threat landscape and upcoming trends in security
• Perform other duties, as assigned

• Understanding of network defense principles, common attack vectors, and attacker techniques
• Experience with SIEM or other security/log management platforms (e.g., Splunk or Elasticsearch)
• Technical baseline skills and the ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of network and host security technologies
• Basic Linux/Windows OS knowledge, firewall rules and policy fundamentals
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong work ethic and commitment to accomplish assigned tasks with a sense of urgency
• Strong aptitude for continuous learning and growth and initiative to apply that learning to current problems
• Experience with or knowledge of the following technologies or concepts:
• IT Networking Principles
• Cybersecurity
• Malware and cyber threats
• Strong soft skills, including:
• Written
• Verbal
• Problem solving
• Decision making
• Fluency in English (written and verbal)

• Specialized knowledge in email or cloud threats
• Strong knowledge of industry standard incident response practices
• SANS GCIA or GMON certification preferred, or relevant analysis experience
• Experience with or knowledge of the following technologies or concepts:
• Basic host-based forensics analysis
• Basic static and dynamic malware analysis
• Regular expressions
• Virtualization
• Common TCP and UDP protocols
• Experience with network security platforms (e.g., Palo Alto, Check Point, etc...)
• Experience with endpoint security platforms (e.g., McAfee, FireEye, etc...)
• Experience with application security platforms (e.g., Proofpoint, etc...)