Threat Analyst 2

**About Us** Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response. Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats. Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at [](https://www.sophos.com). **Role Summary** As a Threat Analyst on our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team, you will provide best-in-class monitoring, detection, and response services to proactively defend customer environments before attacks prevail. You will work alongside and contribute to a team of cyber threat hunters, incident response analysts, engineers, and ethical hackers by using enterprise, log analysis and endpoint collection systems to facilitate investigations, identification, and neutralization of cyber threats. Shift: 8AM - 5PM EST ### What You Will Do - Investigate and analyze logs and security-related events via Sophos tooling - Identify and respond to cyber threats occurring within customer environments - Communicate and document findings to various customer audiences including technical and executive teams - Follow up with customers through to issue resolution and drive continuous improvement by providing detailed recommendations to minimize risk in customer environments - Acknowledge and satisfy inbound customer requests and interact with customers through various mediums - Collaborate and assist with core security and threat response teams - Actively research emerging Indicators of Compromise/Attack, exploits and vulnerabilities with the intent of operationalizing findings to better protect our customers ### What You Will Bring - Willingness to work outside of standard business hours, including weekends and holidays – our MTR service is 24x7x365 - Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills, with proven ability to think outside the box - Customer service-oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills - Must thrive within a team environment as well as on an individual basis - Passion for all things related to information technology and cybersecurity - Natural curiosity and ability to learn new skills quickly - Innovative mindset and driven to contribute to a team providing a best-in-class cybersecurity service - Minimum 3+ years of experience working in a SOC environment or computer security team in an IT environment - Experience with threat hunting - Experience with endpoint and network security monitoring - Experience administering and supporting Windows OS (both workstations and server) and one of the following: Apple or Linux-based operating systems (e.g. XP, Windows 7, 2003, 2008, OS X) - Knowledge of common adversary tactics and techniques, e.g., obfuscation, persistence, defense evasion, etc. - Knowledge of Mitre ATT&CK framework - Knowledge of incident response procedures - Basic understanding of network traffic analysis including TCP/IP, routing, switching, protocols, etc. - Basic understanding of Windows event log analysis **A plus if you have:** - Experience with SQL query construction - Experience with OSQuery - Experience with enterprise information security data management - SIEM experience - Programming and scripting skills - proficient knowledge of Powershell