Principal Security Analyst - CSOC

Nottingham Trent House (95002), United Kingdom, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Principal Security Analyst - CSOC
** About this role
** Capital One's mission is to change banking for good by bringing humanity, ingenuity and simplicity to banking. Sitting at the core of such values is our cyber security team, a team whose innate passion to safeguard allows Capital One to maintain the confidence of its customers while at the same time maintaining a strong market presence.

We are looking for a talented Cyber Security Analyst to join our Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) in Nottingham, UK. The Senior Associate CSOC Analyst position will require a deep knowledge of network protocols and infrastructure, log investigation techniques, knowledge and understanding of cloud infrastructures, and incident handling experience. Not only will you need to know about the threats to networks, applications, cloud infrastructure, and theory regarding network protocols, but also the ability to proactively identify signs of misuse and abuse using various log sources.
* The UK CSOC team is part of a 24/7 rotation that protects Capital One from Cyber threats*.
** What you’ll do
** We want you to help us defend our business and customers from Cyber related attacks. A typical day would be arriving at work and then reviewing a variety of alerts that may represent a Cyber threat. Your job will be to investigate, and using a keen eye for detail, figure out if there is any risk for Capital One associated with each one.

If there is no risk, Great! If there is, you will use your skills (and a few more that we give you on the way!) to determine the best course to reducing or eliminating that risk. You will also get involved in some cool projects when things are a little quieter, helping us develop and  addition to the technical skills, you will need to be someone who enjoys training and mentoring teammates, and a person who can encourage and elevate the team.
** What we’re looking for
*** Previous experience conducting Cyber Security investigations
* Solid knowledge and hands-on experience working with SIEM technology such as Elastic, Splunk or similar
* Evidence of working with system, cloud, application and network logs
* Proven ability at analysing and identifying network traffic
* Active working experience with PCAP analysis
* Strong experience analysing workstation or server logs across multiple operating system platforms
** Would be great if you had some of these too
*** Previous experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
* Solid understanding of AWS architecture, services and API’s
* Forensic analysis experience (Endpoint, Memory, Malware)
* Hands-on working experience evaluating and tuning alerts within a SIEM.
* Proven ability to leverage core security, cloud, and infrastructure technologies during investigations
* Evidence of experience administering or investigating Mac OS, Linux OS
* One or more of the following certifications ( CISSP, CISM, CCSP, Security+, CEH SANS GIAC 503/504/508/509, AWS Security)
* Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security or Computer Science
** Where and how you'll work
** This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office.

We have a hybrid working model which gives you flexibility to work from our offices and from home.

We’re big on collaboration and connection, so you’ll be based in our Nottingham office 3 days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Many of our associates have flexible working arrangements, and we're open to talking about an arrangement that works for you.
** What’s in it for you
*** Bring us all this - and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation
* We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)
* Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced…