Cyber Jr Analyst – Security Monitoring

Job Description

Cyber Junior Analyst | MGM Resorts International

The Tone:
This is an entry-level role at MGM Resorts International, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. MGM Resorts International operates within one of the most fascinating industries, focusing on delivering diverse and entertaining experiences for guests. The Cyber Junior Analyst role is a crucial position responsible for supporting the organization’s security monitoring and incident response capabilities. This individual contributes significantly to identifying and triaging potential threats across multiple business units, working under the guidance of senior analysts. By maintaining visibility into the organization’s threat landscape and ensuring timely detection and response to security incidents, this role is vital in safeguarding the company’s digital assets and maintaining a secure operational environment. It offers hands-on experience with enterprise security technologies and processes, preparing the analyst for career growth in cybersecurity.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Las Vegas, Nevada

• Team: Reports to senior analysts within the Cyber Security team.
• Mission: To ensure timely detection and response to security incidents while gaining hands-on experience and maintaining visibility into the organization’s threat landscape.
• Tech Stack: SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monitor and Triage Security Events: Monitor security alerts and events generated from various tools such as SIEM, EDR, and IDS/IPS, performing initial triage to assess the validity and severity of these events.
• Investigate Suspicious Activity: Investigate suspicious activities by gathering and thoroughly analyzing relevant data, escalating confirmed or high-risk incidents to senior analysts in accordance with established procedures.
• Support Incident Response Procedures: Adhere strictly to defined runbooks and standard operating procedures to effectively support all phases of incident detection, analysis, containment, and reporting activities.
• Correlate Threat Intelligence: Assist in the correlation of current threat intelligence with observed security events to proactively identify potential risks or active threats within the organization’s environment.
• Documentation and Collaboration: Document all incidents, analysis findings, and response actions clearly and accurately within case management systems, and collaborate with internal teams to support incident resolution.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Network Operations, or a related technical field.
• Experience: Possess 1+ years of prior relevant experience in Cybersecurity, IT support, network operations, or a similar technical domain.
• Skills: Demonstrated ability to monitor security alerts and events, perform initial triage for validity and severity, investigate suspicious activities, and follow standard operating procedures for incident response. Foundational understanding of security tools, network architecture, and threat landscapes is also required.
• Bonus: Industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CompTIA A+, or CompTIA Network+ are preferred.