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Job Title: Cyber Security Threat Analyst/Specialist - Senior (AWS) Job ID: 24-05052 Location: Concord, CA (Hybrid) Duration: 06 months on W2 contract Description: *LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY* 3 days onsite and 2 days wfh TOP THINGS: Teamwork, curiosity, tenacity WORK SCHEDULE: Sunday to Thursday (Swing shift) 2 PM to 8 PM. *Client laptop will be provided Department Overview: Responsible for the delivery of information security services including intelligence research, threat assessment, security event monitoring/analysis, vulnerability management and security tool administration in support of Client's enterprise security goals and objectives. Cyber Threat Specialists use a variety of commercial and custom tools and processes to provide the information security services mentioned above. Cyber Threat Specialists are experts in the operation of these tools and have the ability to design improvised solutions on the fly when dealing with active threats. Cyber Threat Specialists produce metrics and statistics that feed complimentary processes in Client such as risk assessment, patching, anti-virus, firewall management, etc. Cyber Threat Specialists are very technically skilled and have the ability to work successfully with other technical teams within Client's IT department and beyond. Position Summary: The Monitoring & Response Team (also known as M&R) is the 24x7 security operations team that is essentially Client's first line of defense that is continuously preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity events to improve the organization's security posture. The Monitoring & Response Team is built with the foundation of a standard SOC but operates differently by utilizing Threat Intelligence in our daily investigations of security events. The Monitoring & Response Team also operates in a proactive/reactive manner to maintain the highest level of efficacy in their tasks. Job Responsibilities: Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts through looking at tools to determine if activity is malignant or benign and then engage others as required Provides analysis on malware and escalates as appropriate to incident response Teams

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