Junior SOC Analyst

Planet

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Planet is a leading technology company transforming payments by putting customer experience first. We offer integrated solutions that include payment processing, VAT refunds, dynamic currency conversion, and management services for merchants in the Retail and Hospitality sectors worldwide.

Our mission is to create a world of connected commerce where payments are simple, secure, and seamless, enabling our partners to deliver exceptional experiences to their customers.

Role Overview

As an L1 SOC Analyst, you will be working alongside our established Global SOC Team and our MSSP partner to effectively and timely respond and manage security incidents and alerts. Planet’s Global SOC Team provides 24x7x365 monitoring, and you will be required to work shifts.

What you will do:

1. First point of contact for security events, anomalies, incidents, and investigations.
2. Monitor, triage, and respond to alerts produced by various monitoring solutions and escalated to you by the external MSSP.
3. Conduct log-based and endpoint-based threat hunting to protect against threats coming from multiple sources.
4. Assist senior team members in process creation, refinement, and testing.
5. Correlate suspicious activities across assets (endpoint, network, applications) and environments (on-premises, cloud) to identify abnormal activity patterns.
6. Work with our MSSP and service owners to ensure proper onboarding of all log sources into the SIEM solution.
7. Assist in post-incident activities to ensure gaps are closed to prevent future incidents.
8. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish, maintain, and continuously improve monitoring, alerting, and reporting.
9. Assist in implementing capability improvements such as tuning, configuration, and visibility improvements.

Who you are:

1. 1-2 years of experience.
2. Strong foundational knowledge in computer networks and technical security.
3. Hold role relevant certifications that demonstrate technical and security knowledge (Security+, BTL1, SC200, Network+, CCNA for example).
4. Familiarity with using SIEM and EDR solutions.
5. Basic understanding of Microsoft Defender XDR.
6. Capability to work independently and complete tasks during solo shifts.
7. Proficiency in reading and understanding scripts.
8. Familiarity with cloud platforms and security elements within them.
9. Understanding of Network, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems.
10. Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Why Planet:

Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast-paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce. We would love to hear from you – Apply now.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.