Lead Cyber Security Data and Research Analyst Ipg
New York, NY

Job Description

IPG's CISO team is seeking a passionate and highly skilled cybersecurity data analyst. You will support IPG's Security Operation Center through the analysis of security events and supporting data that supports the analysis. This role is responsible for identification of data trends and outliers that could indicate sophisticated attacks as well identification of enrichment and automations to increase overall SOC efficiency. You will be asked to be the technical lead for efforts to improve tool performance, enrichment, automation to include product selection, proof of concept, scripting and other system engineering efforts.

* Lead data analytic efforts to hunt for and identify indicating trends or anomalies
* Validate data sources that support automated event creation for quality, effectiveness, and overall value
* Identify new sources of data to support orchestration of detection and remediation
* Create workflows to enhance speed and accuracy of remediation through automation
* Lead CISO initiatives to asses and plan maturation roadmaps of corporate and agency SOC programs
* Support CISO efforts for data visualization for higher level reporting of measurable metrics of effectiveness and performance

Required Skills

* 3 years' experience as a lead security analyst


* 3 years' experience configuring and deploying security tools such as SIEM, EDR, and IDS


* Past performance with delivery and continued maturity of automation tool such as Phantom or Blue Prism


* Understanding of the application of the ATT&CK framework and cyber kill chain


* Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills


* Proficiency in Windows, Mac, Linux


* Proficiency in scripting or programming languages like Python, C , Java, Powershell



Preferred Skills:

* Experience with at least one web framework


* SANS Certifications, ideally GCIH, GCFE, GREM, GCFA


* Knowledge of Host Forensics, Malware Reverse Engineering, or Network Forensics