The Requirements
This is an ideal opportunity for an analyst with a well-rounded skill-set, mastery of one domain, or experience is a SCADA shop requiring wide support. You could have infrastructure experience or perhaps served as an administrator. As long as you have strong technical skills (listed below), passion for security and a hunger to make an impact, this role could be a great opportunity for you.To meet the basic qualification for this position you must have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. To be a good fit for the Security Analyst role, you will also have:
- 0 - 4 years of progressive security experience in a technical role (professional work, internships, hands-on home shop experience, etc.) Quick question for you - click here
- Understanding of Incident Response Plans and requisite procedures
- Technical skills, including:
- Experience monitoring a SIEM Quick question for you - click here
- Understanding of Windows Security and Active Directory required Quick question for you - click here
- Ability to create scripts to automate manual tasks (Powershell, Python or Perl)
- Understanding of ICS/SCADA systems and architectures
- Knowledge of cyber kill chain
- Ability to pivot across various tools or controls to find and validate threats
- Outstanding customer facing skills
- Strong interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well under stress
- Ability to work independently and also serve as a strong team member
- A Track record of success in securing large and complex environments
- Certifications such as ISC2, ISACA, GIAC, COMPTIA
- Military, Intelligence Community or Law Enforcement background
The Role
Opportunity SnapshotReporting to the Director of Information Security, you will play a key role on an outstanding team of engineers, architects and other analysts. As Security Analyst, you will be passionate about and responsible for finding and eliminating information security threats across the organization. We take a proactive approach to security, from leveraging the latest tools to actively hunting threats. Your ability to use your knowledge, intelligence and creativity to solve complex problems and arrive at solutions to protect our business will be critical to your success.
Role Details
Daily, you will begin your day checking the queue for the list of events/alerts. You will investigate, see if we need further action, determine if you need help from a peer and resolve the list. You'll work throughout your day, analyzing data from a broad set of controls and systems, finding and stopping incidents. While hunting threats you will triage systems, execute the incident response plan and assist stakeholders with any security-related issues.
You'll have a good deal of customer interaction. It will be critical that you are approachable, responsive and a champion of the security program.
Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.
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More Good Reasons
Professional developmentOur success depends upon our staying on the leading edge of technology while maintaining client trust and securing their data at facilities worldwide. To do that, our team members leverage their complete knowledgebase and remain committed to continuous learning and development. You'll find there is always plenty to learn.
Join the best
Digital Realty is committed to hiring A players, and you will work with and learn from experts in all aspects of the data center industry. That means, of course, that you will need to be an A player, and become a security subject matter expert.
Growth without limits
We merged with DuPont Fabros Technology (DFT), effective in September 2017, accelerating our commitment to provide the most comprehensive set of data center solutions and expertise in the market. We now are able to support deployments ranging from single-cabinet colocation and interconnection to multi-megawatt to hyperscale. The combined company has an equity market cap of approximately $27 billion, and a total enterprise value of over $35 billion. According to industry analysts, the combined company will be the largest wholesale data-center REIT in the US.
Great environment
At Digital Realty, you'll join a strong group made up of diverse personalities in an easygoing but results-oriented atmosphere. We value transparency and collaboration and understand the value that each employee brings. In Ashburn, you will join a talented team with members who will help you learn, grow and evolve. We think you will enjoy coming to work each day.
Excellent compensation
In addition to a competitive salary and discretionary bonus program, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; flexible spending plans for multiple purposes; a health savings account; a 401(k) plan with company match, and much more. Additionally, you could earn the opportunity to work from home on occasion.
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Keys to Success
If you're just looking for a position in which you can stay within the comfortable confines of the job description or the narrow responsibilities of traditional security analyst, this probably isn't the position for you. However, if you are smart and passionate about security and have a hunter's mindset combined with the drive and motivation to continue to develop your skill-set while also executing your daily responsibilities, you're going to love being part of security at Digital Realty. We're looking for a quick learner who loves to figure things out. You should be inquisitive and relentless, leveraging all of the tools available to stamp out threats.To excel in this role you will complement your technical expertise with strong interpersonal skills. You'll need to earn trust from the team, your peers and the business to be free to work to the top of your abilities. We'll also look to you to maintain robust attention to detail while still grasping the bigger picture and how the details fit into it.
About Us
Globally delivering the Right Workload, in the Right Place, at the Right Value℠.Digital Realty Trust, Inc. supports the data center and colocation strategies of more than 600 firms across its secure, network-rich portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Digital Realty's clients include domestic and international companies of all sizes, ranging from financial services, cloud and information technology services, to manufacturing, energy, gaming, life sciences and consumer products.
Digital Realty is uniquely positioned to provide a complete range of data center solutions on a global scale that best fit our customers" needs. We can connect them to the cloud and their critical partners on an open platform that includes 156 data centers in 33 global markets on 4 continents.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Our Mission
To provide our customers with the trusted foundation for the digital world
Our Vision
To build a network of connected campuses and internet gateways that become the heart of the internet and cloud, powering growth and prosperity for customers, employees and shareholders.
Our Values
Guide our decisions and actions every day -- above all else, we value customers, excellence, talent, teamwork and success.
Digital Realty offers a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled
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