Cyber Jr Analyst

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 is a leading entertainment and hospitality company, focused on creating unique and show-stopping experiences for its guests. This position is vital for supporting the organization’s security monitoring and incident response capabilities, ensuring the timely detection and response to potential security incidents across its multiple business units.

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

• Team: Part of a security team, working under the guidance of senior analysts.
• Mission: To support the organization’s security monitoring and incident response capabilities, ensuring timely detection and response to security incidents.
• Tech Stack: SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS

What You’ll Actually Do
• Monitor: Monitor security alerts and events from various tools and assist in initial triage to determine validity and severity.
• Understand: Develop and maintain a foundational understanding of the organization’s security tools, network architecture, and threat landscape.
• Investigate: Investigate suspicious activity by gathering and analyzing relevant data, escalating confirmed or high-risk incidents to senior analysts.
• Follow: Follow runbooks and standard operating procedures to support incident detection, analysis, containment, and reporting.
• Document: Document incidents, analysis findings, and response actions clearly and accurately within case management systems.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, IT support, network operations, or a related technical field, preparing for an entry-level role in cybersecurity.
• Experience: 1+ years of prior relevant experience in Cybersecurity, IT support, network operations, or a related technical field.
• Skills: Security monitoring and alert triage, data analysis for suspicious activity, adherence to security runbooks and procedures, incident documentation, understanding of network architecture and threat landscapes.
• Bonus: Industry Certifications such as CompTIA Security+, A+, Network +.