About the position Binary Defense is seeking a client-facing Tier 2 SOC Analyst to serve as a hands-on contributor within a client’s Security Operations team. This is a technical position responsible for transforming the client’s detection strategy, organizing detections, tuning rules, and creating and maintaining cross functional feedback loops. Additionally, leading analysis, design, and hands-on analysis and remediation for Attack Surface Reduction functions such as vulnerability management and penetration test remediation. You’ll play a key role in growing capabilities with leading tools in the client’s environment such as Splunk, Proofpoint, SentinelOne, and more. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong cross-functional communication, and the ability to deliver operational results.

Responsibilities

• Create internal alert strategy and process documentation for how client identifies alerting opportunities, prioritizes based on threat level, with a focus and priority on gaps
• Review alerts that are too noisy to tune and drive down alert fatigue
• Assess alerts that haven’t triggered to determine whether logic needs to
• Be the main point of contact to the MDR Provider’s Detection team
• Work with the client’s Incident Responders on alert feedback loops; analyze true and false positive alerts
• Create regular reporting cadence for of all detections created, rules tuned
• Contribute to client’s homegrown “Signal to Noise ratio” detection metric
• Coordinate with MDR Threat Hunting team to request and implement Sentinel One STAR rules
• Map detections to standard frameworks such as the Cyber Kill Chain
• Work with MDR provider on an ongoing tuning of the on-call criteria
• Perform attack surface reduction including full-scope change management, cross functional coordination, enterprise communication planning/execution, execution of changes in support of security remediation
• Provide vulnerability prioritization and analysis, ticketing, reporting, trending, metrics, assistance to patch teams on troubleshooting root cause of patching challenges
• Analyze stale identities and accounts, admin privileges, and recommend and implement improvements

Requirements

• 5+ Years Security Operations or Equivalent Experience
• Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools
• Experience mapping detections to common frameworks and risk reduction models
• Familiarity with the latest trends in attacker TTPs

Benefits

• competitive medical, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• a 401k match which vests every payroll
• a flexible and remote friendly work environment
• training opportunities to expand your skill set