Role: Cyber Security Threat Specialist (AWS) Location - Concord, CA (Hybrid Role) WORK SCHEDULE : Sunday to Thursday (Swing shift) 2 PM to 8 PM PST. Position Summary: The Monitoring & Response Team (also known as M&R) is the 24x7 security operations team that is essentially the client's first line of defense that is continuously preventing, detecting, analyzing, and responding to cybersecurity events to improve the organization's security posture. The Monitoring & Response Team is built with the foundation of a standard SOC but operates differently by utilizing Threat Intelligence in our daily investigations of security events. The Monitoring & Response Team also operates in a proactive/reactive manner to maintain the highest level of efficacy in their tasks. Job Responsibilities: Monitors daily cybersecurity activity in shifts by looking at tools to determine if the activity is malignant or benign and then engage. Provides analysis on malware and escalates as appropriate to incident response Teams Baseline threat hunting based on intelligence for utility peers and other intelligence sources Provides hunting/analysis on phishing cases and reports of potential compromise/breach Performs proficient forensic analysis using security tools and monitoring systems to discover the source of anomalous security events. Assists in performing basic research internally and externally. Performs complex system administration tasks (e.g. customization, cross-tool integration) for security tools. Develop a strategy to implement work in the department. Qualifications Minimum: High School or GED-General Educational Development-GED Diploma Desired: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or job-related discipline or equivalent experience IT-Information Technology Security certification.