Staff IT Analyst/Admin I - Cyber

Western Alliance Bancorporation • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

Western Alliance Bank's (WAB) Security Monitoring Center is responsible for continuously monitoring our network and systems for suspicious activity, identifying potential security threats, investigating incidents, and responding quickly to neutralize cyberattacks. This includes analyzing security alerts, conducting incident response, documenting findings, implementing mitigations, and reporting to stakeholders.

Western Alliance Bank is seeking a passionate, experienced, and results-driven cyber threat analyst to bring demonstrative cyber detection, analysis, and mitigation techniques to a team of skilled threat hunters. We want a creative, highly motivated analyst who can take initiative, have good sense of urgency and is comfortable working in a fast paced, agile environment. In this role, you will be responsible for analyzing alerts from state-of-the-art defense tools using innovative tactics and techniques while documenting security incidents to full closure. You will also be required to complete continual training and certification in the field of cyber defense.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• 3 years in information security risk and compliance management, security project management, security policy management, and other security practices.
• 3 years of specific experience identifying and responding to cyber security incidents and threats.
• 2 years of experience using scripting techniques (Perl, Python, Rest API, VB, etc.) to automate tasks.
• 2 years of experience in evaluating, installing, configuring, and maintaining at least 2 of the following security tools (IDS, IPS, SIEM, DLP, Proxy, Firewall, Endpoint forensics, disk encryption, GRC, Vulnerability scanner, sandbox).
• Experience with interpreting and analyzing packet captures via Wireshark.
• Good speaking and writing communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• RHCSA, RHCSE, CCNA, Microsoft, Azure, AWS, VMWare, or related technology training or certifications are a plus.
• CISSP, CISA, CISM, GIAC, GCIH, Security+ or related certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical analysis of security alerts from all sources (automated tool alerts, employee reported alerts, fraud investigation related alerts, etc.).
• Evergreen/Update SOC training materials, tools, and desktop Linux images.
• Coordinate activities with other Technology departments to drive security incidents and vulnerabilities to remediation.
• Track open tickets to ensure SLAs are met.

Benefits

• We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities