Job Detail

About the Company

Brightwater has been exclusively retained to lead the build-out of a brand new Cyber Security team in Dublin, Ireland, for a large, well-established financial services and insurance organisation. As part of this, we’re recruiting a Cyber Threat Operations Engineer (SOC Analyst). Keeping millions of people and their most important assets safe is central to what the organisation stands for, and cyber security is a vital part of delivering on it.

The team will operate a 24/7 Cyber Threat Operations Centre, a round-the-clock operation defending the organisation’s customers, employees, operations and critical assets from evolving cyber threats. This role is standard working hours (no shift work).

This permanent, hybrid role is ideal for a SOC Analyst, Security Analyst or Incident Response Analyst looking to grow their career in a well-invested security function.

About the Position
You’ll work on the front line of security operations, monitoring, triaging and responding to cyber threats using industry-standard SIEM and EDR platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security alerts in a SOC (Security Operations Centre) environment
• Investigate suspicious activity and escalate confirmed security incidents
• Support incident response, containment and remediation
• Tune detection rules to reduce false positives
• Carry out threat hunting aligned to the MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Document investigations and contribute to incident response playbooks

Experience/Requirements

• 3–6 years’ experience as a SOC Analyst, Security Analyst, Security Operations Engineer or similar
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms
• Knowledge of networking, Windows and Linux, and common attack techniques
• Query or scripting skills, such as SIEM query languages or Python, are an advantage
• Certifications such as CompTIA Security+ or CySA+ are desirable

What’s on offer:
Strong salaries in line with market levels and depending on your experience, in addition to benefits and opportunities for growth.

Contact
For more information on this role or other similar roles, please contact Sarah Mac Nulty on 01 592 7876, email me or click on the Apply button below!
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