IT Incident Response Analyst

Starr Insurance Companies is a leading insurance and investment organization, providing commercial property and casualty insurance, including travel and accident coverage, to almost every imaginable business and industry in virtually every part of the world.

Cornelius Vander Starr established his first insurance company in Shanghai, China in 1919. Today, we are one of the world's fastest growing insurance organizations, capable of writing in 128 countries on 6 continents.

Role/Responsibilities:

• Monitor IT Systems, Security alerting queues, and review daily reports

• Carrying out daily monitoring and response security procedures

• Perform initial incident assessment, evidence gathering, and triage

• Escalate incidents, and participate in remediation efforts

• Provide feedback and recommendations for improvement of security controls and response procedures

• Communicates with peer Security/Operations teams and management with expected interactions with business users and vendors

• Assists with day to day security functions, respond to help tickets, requests for assistance with accessing Starr systems and software

• Standard Monday - Friday working hours, with occasional evenings / weekends

Skills/Experience Required:

• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred

• 2 years minimum working in the Information Technology or Computing Field.

• Basic understanding of security defenses (anti-virus, firewalls, access controls)

• Basic understanding of types of attacks, exploits and methods used to compromise or damage computing systems and networks

• Basic understanding of networking and internet communications

• Security+ or similar security certification a plus

• Experience with any of the following technologies greatly preferred:

• Splunk Log & Event Platform (basic query and report building)

• Network Access Control

• Rapid7 Nexpose (Vulnerability Scanning)

• Advanced Detection and Response Endpoint Agents

• Network Packet Capture and Event Analysis

• Threat Intelligence Platforms

• Microsoft Patching and Device Management Platforms

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Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.