MDR Analyst SkillBridge Intern - Night Shift… at Blackpoint… · Remote

Summary: Blackpoint Cyber is the leading provider of world-class cybersecurity threat hunting, detection and remediation technology. The MDR Analyst SkillBridge Intern will analyze and evaluate network and system events in a Security Operation Center environment, collaborate with analysts on cyber security threats, and help design operational processes to improve SOC efficiency. Responsibilities: - Analyze and evaluate anomalous network and system events in a 24x7x365 Security Operation Center (SOC) environment via conducting lead-less threat hunting - Collaborate with MDR Analysts to research and investigate emerging cyber security threats; become an escalation point of contact for advanced intrusion analysis - Develop Incident analysis reports and work across business units and customers to bring issues to a close - Help design and build operational processes and procedures to improve overall SOC efficiency - Provide actionable threat and vulnerability analysis based on security events for many independent customer environments - Build test lab environments to research emerging techniques and make contributions to the internal and external knowledge development of threat operations - Review sandbox technologies for additional IOCs uncovered from artifacts uncovered during analysis Required Qualifications: - Three (3+) years of experience in an information security role. Progressive relevant training and/or certification may be substituted for one (1) year of the experience requirement - Experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) - One (1+) years of experience with triaging endpoint events from EDR, NGAV, and supporting the Incident Response (IR) process - Deep knowledge on assessing threat indicators in a Windows Environment (e.g. Malware/Malicious Anomalies/Abnormal network Activity/Root Level Compromise, Forensic Artifacts, etc.) - Robust understanding of at least two of the following: Windows, Linux or OSX - Familiarity with ELK stack (Dashboards, Logstash Config, Searching) Scripting / Programming with Powershell, Python, and Go - Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, S3 and IAM and Azure/M365 - Experience in developing, refining, and performing leadless threat hunting analysis to uncover new or potential incidents and report on results - Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills with the ability to deconstruct issues (hunting anomalous pattern detection) - Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively summarize and present technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences - TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR DOD SKILLBRIDGE JOB OPPORTUNITES, YOU MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE U.S. MILITARY WITH 180 DAYS OF SERVICE OR FEWER REMAINING PRIOR TO YOUR DATE OF SEPARATION AND HAVE AT LEAST 180 CONTINUOUS DAYS OF ACTIVE SERVICE Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline - Network/System Administration and/or Engineering - Deep forensic knowledge of Windows, Mac OS and/or Linux - Experience in Digital Forensics and Incident Response a plus - Malware Analysis (Behavioral and/or Static analysis- IDA, Cuckoo Sandbox, x86/x64 Debugging) Pentesting/Red/Blue Team - Capture The Flag (CTF) Development Required Skills: Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat hunting, Incident Response (IR) Important Skills: Windows, Linux, Python, AWS Nice-to-Have Skills: Analytical skills, Critical thinking, Communication skills Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, and Life Insurance plans, A robust 401k plan, Discretionary Time Off, Other minor perks