Employer Industry: Cybersecurity Services

Why consider this job opportunity:
- Opportunity for career advancement and growth within the organization
- Fully remote position with the flexibility to work from anywhere in the continental U.S.
- Commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion through Employee Resource Groups
- Access to professional training resources and creative problem-solving projects
- Work/life balance with volunteer opportunities through "Optiv Chips In"
- Supportive team environment with opportunities to engage and mentor colleagues

What to Expect (Job Responsibilities):
- Conduct deep-level analysis for client investigations utilizing customer-provided data sources and monitoring tools
- Perform security monitoring and incident response activities across networks, leveraging various tools and techniques
- Detect incidents through proactive hunting across security-relevant data sets
- Document incident response analysis activities thoroughly and review investigations conducted by junior analysts
- Develop new methods for identifying malicious activity and provide recommendations to enhance detection capabilities

What is Required (Qualifications):
- 6+ years of operational experience assessing, reviewing, and remediating infrastructure vulnerabilities and risks
- Strong knowledge of third-party software vulnerabilities and the security threat landscape, particularly network and server threats
- Proficiency in Information Security frameworks, guidelines, and best practices
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of personnel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a results-oriented approach

How to Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):
- Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and cybersecurity incident response terminology
- Experience with cloud service technologies such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Demonstrable data analytics skills and experience using data visualization tools like Tableau
- Basic skills in fraud and insider threat investigations
- Passion for data analysis and continuous skill development

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