AWS Security Analyst

Role Summary:

The AWS Security Analyst L2 is responsible for monitoring, investigating, and responding to security threats across AWS cloud environments. The role focuses on operational security, incident analysis, GuardDuty monitoring, Security Hub findings management, WAF administration, DDoS protection, and cloud security compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, CloudTrail, and CloudWatch alerts.
• Investigate security incidents and suspicious activities.
• Analyze Indicators of Compromise (IOC) and Indicators of Attack (IOA).
• Perform incident triage and escalation.
• Support containment and remediation activities.

Required Skills:

• AWS Security Hub
• AWS GuardDuty
• AWS WAF
• AWS Shield
• AWS CloudTrail
• AWS Config
• AWS Inspector
• Amazon Macie
• Incident Response
• Threat Hunting
• Vulnerability Management
• Log Analysis
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Python
• PowerShell
• AWS CLI

Preferred Certifications:

• AWS Certified Security Specialty
• AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• CompTIA Security+
• CEH
• SC-200