Junior Security Specialist

Junior SOC Specialist

Delft - Hybrid (2 days per week)

Fox-IT

We are Fox-IT, or Fox. We stand for making the world safer and more secure. That means every one of us contributes in making society safer and more secure with the help of our technical and innovative solutions. From our Red Team of hackers, our Blue Team of defense specialists, highly skilled developers to trusted security consultants and more: We do this for organizations where cyber security is highly important. That is why we continuously develop our individual skills and knowledge.

We are critical thinkers, naturally security paranoid and thrive on development. We are part of NCC Group and with 2000 like-minded colleagues around the globe, we are on our never-ending mission to create a safer world.

We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future.

We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to join in our mission.

Summary

As a SOC Specialist within NCC Groups MXDR SOC, your role is pivotal in improving the efficacy of the current operating SOC. This role focusses around improving the existing processes and detections within the SOC, across all our tech stacks that support the SOC services.

Key accountabilities for this role are as follows:

• Review recommended alert tuning opportunities that have been flagged by analysts and implement filters in detection logic at the appropriate point, liaising with our detection engineering team for efficient filtering to improve true-positive detection rate.
• Carry out baselining of clients that are being onboarded. Reviewing new clients’ estates, and again applying recommended filters where possible to present an acceptable level of alerting to the relevant SOC Manager prior to go-live date. This is across our MXDR Splunk, Sentinel, EDR, MNIA, MIS, OXM, IDS/IPS and DDoS services.
• Working with our analytics development team to collaborate on analyst playbook creation and management for all services supported by the SOC.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience within a mid-senior SOC Analyst role.
• Strong desire to improve and perfect processes, following an overall strategy of excellence.

Desirable Requirements

• Previous SOC Detection Engineer experience would be preferable but not required.
• Splunk Certified Power/Advanced Power User
• Microsoft SC200 Certified
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• CompTIA Certifications (Security+/ Network+/ Linux+)
• Crest, GIAC or CISSP Certification
• Degree in related field.
• Other relevant certifications.

Working Hours: The working hours are 0900-1730hrs Mon-Fri, and you would be expected to be working and contactable throughout those times. There is no scheduled out of hours work but may be required in emergency situations only.

Professionalism: Conduct yourself with professionalism, integrity, and ethical behaviour in all interactions and situations.

Proactive: Demonstrate a proactive approach to process improvement and process creation, ensuring conformity to the standards of the MXDR SOC.

Collaboration: Work well within a team environment, communicating effectively with colleagues from different departments and sharing insights to improve security posture.

Adaptability: Embrace changes in technology and processes, adapting to new challenges and learning quickly in a dynamic security landscape.

Our Offer

You will work in a place at the top of cybersecurity where your ideas are valued. You cannot always tell all the details about your work, but you can tell that you contribute to a safer society. That's not all, you also get:

An excellent remuneration package ;

Flexible working hours and flexibility in working at home or in the office, for a great work-life balance;

A favorable pension scheme, 26 vacation days (+4 office closing days) and 8% vacation pay with a full-time contract;

Lots of development opportunities: you can gain and share knowledge through TechTalks, Crypto Colloquia, events and our own Fox Academy;

A laptop and business iPhone. Do you use your own phone? Then you will receive a maximum reimbursement of €25 per month,.

A monthly homework allowance (by hybrid working).

A performance bonus and profit sharing, because we value your effort;

When we work in the office, we gather every day for a delicious company sponsored lunch.

An extensive background check will be part of the selection process.

About your application

We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we're looking for. If you don't hear back from us within 10 days, please don't be too disappointed - we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.

If you do not want us to retain your details, please e-mail global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.