Rapid7 Associate Detection & Response Analyst - MDR 

Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 

108409518

Shift A: Sunday-Wednesday from 9am-7pm ET

Shift B: Wednesday-Saturday from 9am-7pm ET

About the role

Most days for Associate Analysts will consist of reviewing alert data to identify malicious activity in customer environments. In these roles you will be empowered to steer investigations, which include everything from evidence acquisition and analysis, to figuring out how the intrusion began to identify any malicious or unexpected activity related to the event. Based on this investigation you will be responsible for writing an incident report which includes your technical analysis, documented findings and remediation recommendations for customers. Your customer advisor colleagues will be largely responsible for direct communication with the customer. You will have fellow analysts who will be ready to help you if you encounter a problem or have a question, including Mid, Senior and Lead Analysts.

In the event of a security incident that rises to the level of a Remote Incident Response engagement, Associate Analysts may be tasked with performing investigation tasks related to the investigation. In this circumstance you will focus on helping a team track threat actor actions across an environment by examining forensic artifacts.

To watch an Associate Analyst in action, check out this webinar:

Our Associate Analysts have also contributed to the identification of Zero-Day vulnerabilities:

Job Requirements:

• 0-2 years of experience

• A passion for cybersecurity

• Problem solving, critical thinking, and ingenuity.

• A keen curiosity and excitement to learn

• Willingness to work on a shift schedule, including evenings and a Saturday or Sunday

  • The Rapid7 MDR SOC has a shift rotation which requires associate analysts to work a 4:3 schedule from 9AM - 7PM after a 90 day onboarding and training period. The shifts are from Sunday-Wednesday and Wednesday-Saturday.

• Knowledge of Windows, Linux operating systems

• Fundamental knowledge of security concepts gained either through education, work as a systems administrator or from any of the preferred requirements below (lateral movement, privilege escalation, persistence methods, command and control, exfiltration, etc.). While Helpdesk IT experience alone may provide working knowledge of hardware, it is not necessarily applicable to this role and cybersecurity.
  

• Preferred

  • Security Certifications (GFACT, GSEC, GCIA, GCIH, CySA+, CASP+, Security+, etc.)

  • Scripting/coding ability

  • Participation in CTF events

  • Participation in red team/blue team training tools such as HackTheBox, TryHackMe, and LetsDefend