Zurich North America is currently hiring an Associate Cyber Security Analyst to join the Zurich Cyber team. The role involves continuous monitoring and vulnerability scanning using various security tools to identify and deter potential incidents, network intrusions, and malware events.
Responsibilities
- Ongoing monitoring and alerting of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technologies
- Review and analyze log files for unusual or suspect activity
- Generate event tickets, triage, and validate alerts from Managed Detection and Response tools
- Analyze incident event data to develop preliminary root cause and corresponding remediation strategies
- Research, recommend, and implement appropriate information security solutions to our clients
- Conduct threat intelligence research
- Communicate/coordinate with our clients regarding alerts, project updates, and project statuses
- Data collection, analysis, and report writing
- Engage in group collaborative projects and effectively work in a team setting
- Learn and utilize SpearTip’s ShadowSpear Platform
- Pursue continued technical education/certifications (at SpearTip’s expense)
Skills
- Bachelors degree and 0 or more years of experience in the Information Technology area or Cyber Security area OR
- High School Diploma or Equivalent and 1 or more years experience in the Information Technology area or Cyber Security area and an Industry Certification
- MS Office experience
- Knowledge of cyber information security functions (Incident Response, Application Security, Threat Defense, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence)
- Analytical and customer service skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Industry certifications such as, but not limited to: A+, Network+, Server+, Security+, CyberSecurity Analyst+, and Penetration Tester+, PMP, CRISC, CEH, Security+, Comptia SEC+, GIAC
- Hands on experience with SentinelOne
Benefits
- Bonuses and merit increases
- Comprehensive benefits for employees and their families
- Short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 5%
- Pursue continued technical education/certifications (at SpearTip’s expense)
- Hybrid work arrangement
Company Overview
Zurich American Insurance is an international commercial property-casualty insurance provider. It is a sub-organization of Zurich Insurance Group. It was founded in 2016, and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.zurichna.com.