Cybersecurity Analyst Associate

Associate Cybersecurity Analyst opportunity within Volvo Group’s Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC) in Greensboro, NC (onsite).

Responsibilities

• Execute Cyber Monitoring and Incident Response Playbook/Checklist activities, including log review and vulnerability management activities
• Schedule and run management reporting
• Perform alert analysis and maintain alert routing workflow via filter modifications and escalation follow-up status
• Monitor the CSOC alert queue and investigate detections tied to suspicious events
• Develop, tune, and maintain automation tools for security event analysis across network-based, host-based, and log-based data
• Create signatures, rulesets, and content analysis definitions using various intelligence sources to support detection capabilities
• Organize and maintain documentation for detection capabilities, alert definitions, policy configurations, and tool rulesets
• Follow CSOC standards, policies, and procedures
• Stay current with security information to validate the analysis and identification capabilities of security operations technologies
• Contribute to defining and analyzing security filters and rules across multiple security parameters

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related 4-year technical degree, or 3-6 years of relevant IT experience
• 0-2 years of IT Security experience
• Intrusion Detection, Network Traffic Analysis, Log Analysis, Rule/Signature/Content Development
• Programming or scripting required
• Demonstrates understanding and application of Network Security Monitoring (NSM) principles
• Curious and open minded
• Strong team player with a passion for cyber defense

Additional “Bonus If You Have”

• General Info Security: Intelligence-Driven Detection, Security Principles, Threat Lifecycle Management, Incident Management and Lifecycle, Platform Analysis, Forensics and Investigations, NSM, DFIR
• Cyber SOC Process Management: Overall Process Design and SOC Threat Management, teamwork, collaboration, and independent contributions
• Malware analysis experience (preferred)

In This Role, You Will Be Responsible For

• Analyzing data
• Carrying out alert and incident response processes
• Conducting in-depth analysis of network and endpoint data
• Incorporating threat intelligence to enhance detection and mitigation strategies

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off
• Competitive matching retirement savings plans
• Working environment where safety, health, and wellbeing come first
• Professional and personal development through Volvo Group University
• Programs designed to help balance work and personal life

Location: Greensboro, NC (onsite) | Salary: USD 66,100 - 77,900 per year