Job Description:
Job title: Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
The Purpose of the Role
Fidelity’s Security Operations Center (SOC) is seeking a Lead SOC Analyst. This is an opportunity to contribute to a highly visible security operations function with global impact upon Fidelity, its affiliates, business units, partners, and customers. While working as part of this team, the successful individual will provide first level support to cyber incident handling, analysis, and response functions to detect, protect, respond, and sustain operations within cyberspace.
The Value You Deliver
- Provide first level support to cyber incident handling, analysis, and response functions
- Detect, protect, respond, and sustain operations within cyberspace
- Contribute to a highly visible security operations function with global impact
The Skills That Are Key to This Role
- Excellent customer service, written, and oral communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify solutions to complex and unusual problems
- Proven ability to manage oneself, work autonomously, and take initiative
- Demonstrated ability to handle ambiguity and make informed decisions and recommendations with limited data
- Passion for continuous learning and staying updated with the latest cybersecurity trends and technologies
Expertise We Are Looking For
- 4+ years Information Security Incident Response experience with a focus on detection and response to malicious activity using log data from various sources preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- Prior experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or related cybersecurity role preferred but not required
- Fundamental knowledge of network and system technologies, including Windows System knowledge
- Fundamental understanding of security, web-based, and infrastructure vulnerabilities
- Knowledge of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), various operating systems (Windows/UNIX), and web technologies with a focus on Internet security
- Fundamental experience with scripting languages such as Python, Unix shell, JavaScript, and/or PowerShell
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud security monitoring tools are preferred
- Understanding of the Attacker Lifecycle (Killchain)
- Fundamental knowledge of network architecture and protocols
- Industry-recognized certifications (CISSP, Network+, CYSA+, GCIH, GCFA, OSCP etc.) are highly preferred
How Will the Work Impact the Organization
The Security Operations Center (SOC) team in Fidelity’s Enterprise Cybersecurity (ECS) group is responsible for providing best in class analytical expertise in responding to an everchanging threat landscape.
The Security Operations Center protects Fidelity and its customers by employing people, processes, and technology to continuously monitor and improve Fidelity’s security posture. While we are able to deploy the latest technology, we believe our greatest asset is our people.
As part of Fidelity’s Security Operations Center, the Incident Response Team is primarily responsible for preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activity related to cyber incidents. The Lead SOC Analyst role will play a key part in driving our strategy forward.