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Security Analyst - FireEye, Inc. Reston, VA, United States Bookmark Share Print 577 5 17

Listing Description

You are fanatical about security. No really…you will do whatever it takes to keep the bad guys out. You have a solid understanding of network and host based attacker methodologies. Analyzing forensic data, picking apart malware, and responding to security incidents excites you! You thrive and enjoy working in a rapidly changing environment, surrounded by brilliant and like-minded people. You walk into the office every day with a passion to learn more. You derive great satisfaction from delighting customers, have strong attention to detail, exude excellence and have more drive than an exotic Italian sports car.What We Will Do For You

Provide an environment in which you'll find the most malicious attacker activity the Internet has to offer.

Let you scour systems and analyze tons of network traffic looking for attacker presence.

Be Challenged to evolve how we detect and respond to attackers by authoring new and innovative Indicators of Compromise.

Expose you to some of the most exciting and cutting edge techniques to find evil.

Training, continuous coaching and mentoring to grow your technical and professional skills like no one else.

Work with a team of brilliant people that you can learn from and build lasting relationships with.

Develop an understanding of your aspirations and provide opportunities that we believe will get you there.

Inspiration to stretch your performance by allowing you to take on seemingly impossible problems.

Encouragement to challenge the status quo, think creatively, and innovate –make us better.

An environment of trust and camaraderie, where you can speak freely about your ideas.

A platform from which you can make a real impact against the bad guys.

Work together to better understand your needs.

What You Can Do For Us:

Get your toolbox out and dive deep into systems to help us identify and eradicate attackers

Use your insanely keen network analysis skills to find evil on the wire

Define relationships between seemingly unrelated events through deductive reasoning

Come up with ways to do things faster, better and more effectively while maintaining a laser focus on quality

Be fanatical about delighting our customers

Be honest, transparent and genuine with our customers and your peers

Exude excellence

Make sure you have fun – lots of it

Help us protect the world

Work hard, but smart; balance your work and life

Requirements

What You Can Bring With You

The ability to analyze event and systems logs, perform forensic analysis, analyze malware, and other incident response related data, as needed.

Deep understanding of incident response best practices and processes

Familiarity with intrusion detection systems (e.g., snort) and tools (e.g., tcpdump, Wireshark).

Knowledge of attack vectors, threat tactics and attacker techniques.

Familiarity with network architecture and security infrastructure placement.

Understanding of Windows operating systems and command line tools.

A solid foundation in networking fundamentals, with a deep understanding of TCP/IP and other core protocols.

Knowledge of network based services and client/server applications.

Your bachelors degree – or a very convincing argument.

Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship

Additional Qualifications

Experience working on a mission critical security operations team, preferably 24x7.

Exemplary communication and interpersonal skill.

Ability to document and explain technical details clearly and concisely.

A willingness to be challenged and a strong desire to learn.

An open mind and an appetite for excellence.


Listing Details

  • Citizenship: No Requirements
  • Incentives: Both

 

  • Education: High School Diploma
  • Travel: Travel 25
  • Telework: Optional Telecommute



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