Cybersecurity Senior Incident Response Analyst in London

As a member of the team within the JPMorgan Chase & Co. Security Operations Center (SOC), you will fit into a global team that provides 24x7 monitoring and incident response, acting as the frontline for attacks against the firms' infrastructure. As a SOC analyst, your role will include:

• Triage alerts using a security incident and event management (SIEM) solution
• Start-to-finish case investigation
• Threat hunting
• File analysis
• Involvement in projects that aim to improve the capability of the team

You’ll have opportunities to attend training and conferences that benefit the skillset of the team and your own. You’ll be encouraged to conduct your own hunting investigations and create rule logic to fill the gaps in monitoring that you identify or alert on upcoming threats you think may be targeted at the firm. The work you’ll do is vital, as it will protect over $18 trillion of assets under custody and $393 billion in deposits every day.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in information security, with a focus on security operations center (SOC) analysis and incident response.
• Understanding of TCP/IP networking, including knowledge of routing, switching, and network protocols such as HTTP(S), DNS, DHCP, SMTP, and FTP.
• Familiarity with network security technologies such as firewalls, proxies, and VPNs along with email security technologies and protocols.
• Knowledge of security threats, attack methodologies, and mitigation strategies (such as phishing, port scanning, web application attacks, DDoS, lateral movement).
• Experience performing log analysis using SIEM tools and performing packet capture (PCAP) analysis.
• Knowledge in Windows and Linux operating systems and how to investigate them for signs of compromise.
• Experience with file analysis tools and understanding of malware analysis techniques, including dynamic and static analysis, to extract indicators, write reports, and implement mitigations.
• Experience with cloud technologies and platforms, including knowledge of cloud security architecture and how an attacker can utilise these platforms.
• Ability to demonstrate a structured, analytical approach to investigating alerts and/or indicators and documenting your findings in a manner that both peer and executive level colleagues can understand.
• Appreciation of the wider roles of interconnecting and collaboration with cyber security teams (such as forensics, threat intelligence, penetration testing, vulnerability management, and red team).
• Willing to work a shift pattern that includes weekend work.

Highly Desired

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Industry‑recognized security certifications, such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or CASP+; GIAC GSEC, GCIH, or GCFA; or ISC2 CISSP or CCSP.
• Scripting knowledge (such as Python) including its application to cybersecurity use cases.
• Financial sector experience.

We recognise that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.