TAG - The Aspen Group · 8 hours ago
Senior SOC Analyst
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$105K/yr - $120K/yr
5+ years expTAG - The Aspen Group is one of the largest retail healthcare business support organizations in the U.S., dedicated to improving healthcare experiences. The Senior SOC Analyst is responsible for monitoring and responding to security events, managing the SOC program, and collaborating with various teams to enhance IT security strategies.
CosmeticsDentalHealth CareWellness
Hiring Manager
Kassandra Mantz
Responsibilities
As an active member of the team, monitor and process response for security events on a 24x7 basis
Plan and execute regular incident response and postmortem exercises, with a focus on creating measurable benchmarks to show progress (or deficiencies requiring additional attention)
Stay current with and remain knowledgeable about new threats. Analyze attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) from security events across a large heterogeneous network of security devices and end-user systems
Participate in threat modeling collaboration with other members of the security team
Automate repetitive tasks and drive efficiencies so the SOC can operate at high efficiency
Assist with incident response as events are escalated, including triage, remediation, and documentation
Manage security event investigations, partnering with other departments (e.g., IT) as needed
Aid in threat and vulnerability research across event data collected by systems
Investigate and document events to aid incident responders, managers and other SOC team members on security issues and the emergence of new threats
Work alongside other security team members to hunt for and identify security issues generated from the network, including third-party relationships
Share information as directed with other team members and ISACs
Seek opportunities to drive efficiencies
Evaluate SOC policies and procedures and recommend updates to management as appropriate
Develop metrics and scorecards to measure risk to the organization
Adhere to service level agreements (SLAs), metrics and business scorecard obligations for ticket handling of security incidents and events
Partner with the security engineering team to improve tool usage and workflow, as well as with the advanced threats and assessment team to mature monitoring and response capabilities
Leverage knowledge in multiple security disciplines, such as Windows, Unix, Linux, data loss prevention (DLP), endpoint controls, databases, wireless security, and data networking, to offer global solutions for a complex heterogeneous environment
Maintain working knowledge of advanced threat detection as the industry evolves
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
At least 5+ years of information security monitoring and response or related experience
Experience working in a 24x7 operational environment, with geographic disparity preferred
Experience driving measurable improvement in monitoring and response capabilities at scale
Experience managing SIEM systems (Splunk ES preferred), threat intelligence platforms, SOAR solutions, IDS/IPS, and other security, network, and system monitoring tools
Knowledge of a variety of Internet protocols
History of acting with integrity, taking pride in work, seeking to excel, being curious and adaptable, and communicating effectively
Working knowledge/experience with network systems, security principles, applications and risk and compliance initiatives such as Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Health Information Portability and Accountability Ace (HIPAA), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Bachelors in Information Security related degree
Required SANS GCIH or GCIA
Preferred
Experience working in a 24x7 operational environment, with geographic disparity preferred
CISSP certification a plus
Benefits
Paid time off
Health
Dental
Vision
401(k) savings plan with match
Company
TAG - The Aspen Group
When we launched Aspen Dental, we set out to break down the barriers that made it hard for patients to keep up with their dental health — affordability, transparency, and access.
10001+ employees
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Chairman and CEO
Wendy Gao
Chief of Staff to the CEO
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