Associate Security Analyst, Mandiant Threat Defense

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in a SOC environment or Information Security role.
• Experience with one or more EDR tools (e.g., Trellix HX, etc) or NDR tools (e.g., Trellix NX, etc).
• Experience in log analysis to investigate and scope security incidents.

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding of the stages of the attack life-cycle.
• Understanding of Incident Responses to contain and remediate threats.

Mandiant Threat Defense (MTD) was established to provide ongoing protection to customers. In this role, your goal is to deliver industry-leading detection and response capabilities to Mandiant’s clients. You will be responsible for in-depth search analysis of network traffic and host activity, identifying indicators of compromise. By combining your investigative expertise with our proprietary threat intelligence, you will produce high-value compromise reports that empower organizations to neutralize threats effectively.

• Analyze real-time security events across endpoint, network, and cloud environments using a centralized analyst console and SIEM/Google SecOps platform.
• Perform host and network forensic analysis to support incident response efforts, understand attacker activity, and assess customer impact. Execute basic static and dynamic analysis of suspicious files to determine capabilities. Draft high-quality, technically accurate reports.
• Determine the severity, impact, and scope of security incidents and compromises. Isolate compromised hosts and stop lateral movement or ransomware propagation.
• Identify benign patterns (e.g., breach simulations, authorized admin activity) and write logic to suppress them, freeing up the team to focus on threats. Contribute to the improvement of YARA-L rules and detection logic based on the changing Threat Landscape.
• Work within a flexible schedule to support a 24/7 global operations environment.