Entry Level Security Operations Center Analyst Jobs in Illinois

Company Overview:

Elevate your security career with Allied Universal® Enhanced Protection Services, a global leader in security and threat mitigation. We specialize in risk consulting, executive protection, intelligence, investigations, and emergency response, offering exciting career opportunities for professionals passionate about security and safety. Join our innovative team committed to excellence in the security industry and make a meaningful impact. Explore key roles, such as executive protection agents, intelligence analysts, armed security operatives, x-ray screeners, and security consultants.

• $27.50 per hour
• 2 shifts available:
  • 6:30am to 2:30pm, Thursday through Sunday
  • 10:30pm to 6:30am, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Our risk and consulting group, under Allied Universal® Enhanced Protection Services, is hiring a GSOC Operator. Enhanced Protection Services is a leading global security services provider and innovator, specializing in executive protection services for corporations. When you join our team, you’ll join more than 60 years of experience protecting peace of mind. Each and every one of our employees is committed to serving, securing and caring for the people and businesses in our communities.

Duties & Qualifications:

Allied Universal® Executive Protection and Intelligence Services is seeking a results-driven, highly motivated GSOC Operator to support our client in Moline, IL. As a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Operator, you will use open source material to find, research, and assess information that could indicate a potential concern to the client, its employees, and its interests. You will create detailed reports of incidents using internal incident management reporting systems and assist in the response to larger incidents that impact the client and develop protocols and practices to drive efficiency and to manage crises.

The GSOC operator will help to continually identify, evaluate and monitor enterprise risks that could affect business activities and provide business leaders the information they need to make critical decisions. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative strategies and develop best in class programs that drive sustainable effectiveness.

To be successful in this role applicants must possess the ability to interact with all levels of corporation management, liaison internally and externally with a multitude of other departments and personnel. Strong oral communication and representational skills are required.

• Work in a Global Security Operations Center, analyzing threats and vulnerabilities, reviewing log data and protecting critical systems against cyber incidents.
• Write and publish security incident investigation reports to provide situational awareness and communicate risks to management
• Assist documenting and updating as appropriate, the risk management policy, standards and processes ensuring these, and the risk register are up to date
• Collect, evaluate, and disseminate intelligence to support action plans based on credibility and likelihood.
• Assists in planning and execution of risk assessment projects
• Use open source material to find, research, and assess information that could indicate a potential concern to the Client, their employees, and their interests.
• Contribute to procedures and processes to standardize and enhance risk management.
• Work closely with security officers and specialist.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred
• Must have one or more of the following experiences: Executive Protection, Intelligence, Operations, Critical Incident Management or Corporate Security
• Must be well versed in current technologies and open source search methodologies.
• Ability to attend training events that fall outside normal work hours.
• Competence with MS Office Suite and other database systems.
• Must be willing to sign an NDA and maintain strict confidentiality.
• Must be able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to effectively and confidently disseminate information to individuals, groups, peers, clients, executives and stakeholders.
• Must be able to quickly adapt and excel in dynamic situations.
• Prepare written reports of incidents in the proper format and with correct grammar and spelling.
• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor during stressful situations.

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

$27.50 per hour

Allied Universal offers industry leading benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Free employee life insurance
• Industry leading training and development
• 401K
• Employee assistance programs
• Paid holidays and flexible PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Career advancement & relocation opportunities
• Great company culture and work/life balance

Allied Universal® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, age, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or relationship/association with a protected veteran, or any other basis or characteristic protected by law. For more information: www.aus.com

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