- Company Name
- Gore Mutual Insurance
- Job Title
- Senior Information Security Analyst (12 Month Contract)
- Job Description
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**Job title:** Senior Information Security Analyst (12‑Month Contract)
**Role Summary:**
Lead incident response, threat intelligence, and physical security functions within a large insurer’s Enterprise Security team. Act as primary liaison with MDR partners, mentor junior staff, and drive continuous improvement of security controls across cloud, network, and physical environments.
**Expectations:**
- Directly report to the Security Operations Manager.
- Mentor and coach on incident response and threat hunting.
- Deliver high‑quality documentation, playbooks, and executive reporting.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Incident Response & Management: manage MDR escalations, conduct investigations, enforce playbook workflows, maintain incident response plans, and mentor juniors.
- Threat Intelligence & Analysis: analyze threat feeds, develop automation scripts, provide context for emerging threats, and advise engineering teams.
- Physical Security: coordinate with Facilities, develop emergency response playbooks, oversee automated surveillance, and lead physical incident response.
- Operational Visibility: create and refine metrics, dashboards, SIEM use cases, reports for senior leadership, and maintain SLAs/KPIs.
**Required Skills:**
- 5+ years in IT/Cybersecurity with 3+ years in Incident Response.
- Hands‑on experience with SIEM, SOAR, IDPS, cloud security tools (Azure &/or AWS).
- Proficiency in monitoring consoles, log ingestion, SIEM use‑case building, CMDB integration.
- Automation and scripting knowledge (e.g., PowerShell, Azure Logic Apps, Python).
- Strong written and verbal communication; ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Community college degree in Computer Engineering or Information Security.
- Cybersecurity certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CompTIA Security+, etc.) preferred.
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