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SOC Analyst I Jobs in Monterey, CA at Epsilon, Inc.
Title: SOC Analyst I
Company: Epsilon, Inc.
Location: Monterey, CA
SOC Analyst I
Who is Epsilon:Epsilon is an IT Services company that was founded in 2009 and has become an established leader in providing Information Technology services to both Federal Government and Commercial businesses across the United States. Epsilon is known for its solution-focused and innovative approach, aligning technology systems, tools, and processes with the missions and objectives of its customers.
Epsilon’s headquarters are in Weaverville, NC with other corporate offices in Greenville, SC, Crystal City, VA, and Denver, CO. We have employees in 30+ States across the U.S.
Why work for Epsilon:In joining Epsilon’s team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to Epsilon’s business and customer initiatives, as well as influence our brand culture through people interaction and technology advancements.
Epsilon invests in our employees by promoting from within and enabling employees to elevate their knowledge and skill set in their profession by allocating $3,000 annually in Professional Development funds. We also offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits through one of the largest national carriers, Paid Time Off (PTO) that increases with tenure and has a generous rollover, 11 company paid Holidays, and 401(k) with immediate contribution.
Where you’ll work:You will be working onsite at SOC’s Monterey, CA location.
Our Customer’s Mission:
The Security Operations Center (SOC) is responsible for the overall security of enterprise-wide information systems and networks. The SOC’s objectives are to protect, detect, respond, and recover from information security (IS) threats to the enterprise and associated systems. The SOC is chartered to prevent, detect, contain, and eradicate cyber threats through monitoring, intrusion detection, and protective security services to information systems. The SOC also conducts vulnerability assessments, analyzes cyber threats, monitors the email gateway, and collects information on and investigates and reports on all confirmed or suspected security incidents.
An average day:As SOC Analyst I, you will provide tier I cybersecurity support in a SOC environment by tracking and reporting cyber security threats, events, and incidents. This role will be expected to perform threat analysis and investigate security incidents. In the event of an incident, you will be expected to identify the source of the incident, determine the scope of the incident, and assess the impact of the incident. This position is responsible for providing initial response and containment measures, as well as escalating incidents to higher tiers if necessary. This position will report to the Incident Handler Principle and work closely with other Tier I and Tier II personnel to effectively and efficiently provide optimum service to our customers. In this position you will:
Use intrusion detection technologies to apply techniques for identifying host and network-based intrusions.
Create, update, and resolve incident tickets that have been tasked to Tier I and appropriately document all alerts and incidents in the ticketing system.
Create new incident tickets for alerts that signal an incident requiring escalation for Tier 2 review.
Identify, capture, contain, and report malware to protect networks (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters).
Recognize and categorize types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks.
Utilize the SOC standard operating proce…
