Senior Cyber Threat Specialist
 Ampcus, Inc | |
 United States, California, Concord | |
 Nov 11, 2024 | |
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Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team. Job Title: Cyber Threat Specialist Location(s): Concord, CA Position Summary: Responsible for the delivery of information security services including intelligence research, threat assessment, security event monitoring/analysis, vulnerability management and security tool administration in support of enterprise security goals and objectives. Cyber Threat Specialists use a variety of commercial and custom tools and processes to provide the information security services mentioned above. Cyber Threat Specialists are experts in the operation of these tools and have the ability to design improvised solutions on the fly when dealing with active threats. Cyber Threat Specialists produce metrics and statistics that feed complimentary processes in such as risk assessment, patching, anti-virus, firewall management, etc. Cyber Threat Specialists are very technically skilled and have the ability to work successfully with other technical teams within IT department and beyond.
Job Responsibilities: * Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts through looking at tools to determine if activity is malignant or benign and then engage others as required * Provides analysis on malware and escalates as appropriate to incident response Teams * Does baseline threat hunting based on intelligence for utility peers and other intelligence sources * Provides hunting/analysis on phishing cases and reports of potential compromise/breach * Performs proficient forensic analysis using security tools and monitoring systems to Client the source of anomalous security events * Assists in performing basic research internally and externally * Performs complex system administration tasks (e.g. customization, cross-tool integration) for security tools * Develops a strategy to implement work in department Qualifications: Minimum: * High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma Desired: * Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience * IT-Information Technology Security certification Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities. | |