About the role

  • Security Analyst preventing incidents for GuidePoint Security. Collaborating to stay ahead of emerging threats in a hybrid position based in Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities

  • GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk.
  • Seeking a Security Analyst with a proactive mindset to prevent incidents rather than just respond.
  • Collaborate as a team player and learn from constructive criticism to stay ahead of emerging threats and innovative threat actors.
  • NOTE: Hybrid position, requiring candidates in/near Philadelphia, PA to work onsite 1 week per month.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with CrowdStrike for investigations, ability to create and run CrowdStrike queries
  • Familiarity with creating Dashboards in Falcon Console
  • Familiarity with other parts of the Crowdstrike Suite including Falcon Complete MDR console
  • Advise new users on best practices for investigations leveraging NG-SIEM
  • Understanding of Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and similar protocols.
  • Ability to analyze network traffic and identify anomalies.
  • Knowledge of endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools
  • Experience with anti-virus and malware analysis
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and other similar incident response frameworks
  • Hands-on experience in triage, containment, and threat eradication.
  • The ability to analyze and monitor logs and formulate potential attack theories using analytical skills for scenarios
  • Interpret logs from systems such as servers, firewalls, and applications.
  • Identify patterns and detect threats using log correlation across cybersecurity tools
  • Basic proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell),
  • Use regular expressions (regex) for data parsing.
  • Understand the importance of vulnerability management and scanning
  • Familiarity with cloud security practices and tools (AWS GuardDuty, Microsoft Defender for Cloud).

Benefits

  • Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
  • Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
  • 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
  • Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
  • Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
  • Pet Benefit Option

Job title

Security Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

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