SOC Analyst Intern at SailPoint in Remote

Summary: SailPoint Technologies is seeking a Junior Security Analyst Intern with a passion for cybersecurity and protecting the organization. The intern will monitor security appliances, perform incident response, and collaborate with a dedicated team to improve security capabilities. Responsibilities: - Monitor security appliances and provide detection and response service through security event analysis and review - Perform live response data collection and analysis on hosts of interest in an investigation - Collate and analyze relevant events from host and network device log files - Perform incident response and basic malware analysis to investigate potential incidents - Maintain current knowledge of tools and best practices in forensics and incident response and an understanding of advanced persistent threats, including tools, techniques, and procedures of attacker Required Qualifications: - Functional knowledge of incident response and the ability to provide meaningful recommendations for remediation and attack prevention - The ability to clearly and concisely document and explain technical details - Understanding of forensic artifacts found within multiple operating systems and command line tools - A solid foundation in networking fundamentals, with a basic understanding of TCP/IP and other core protocols - Knowledge of network-based services and client/server applications - Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, etc Preferred Qualifications: - Experience reviewing and analyzing raw log files (e.g., firewall, network flow, IDS, system logs) and performing data correlation is preferred - Ability to quickly pick up and learn new technologies - Able to collaborate with cross-functional teams - A willingness to be challenged and a strong desire to learn - Good personal communications skills - High comfort level with applications, networks, cloud architecture and coding concepts Required Skills: Incident response, Log analysis, Networking fundamentals Important Skills: Forensic artifacts, Scripting languages Benefits: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching for 21 and over, Eligible for pay on SailPoint observed holidays during your tenure, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors