Network Traffic Analyst- Crypsis (Remote)
Company: Palo Alto Networks
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: May 8, 2022
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Job Description:
Company Description
Our Mission
At Palo Alto Networks - everything starts and ends with our
mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital
way of life.
We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more
secure than the one before. These aren't easy goals to accomplish -
but we're not here for easy. We're here for better. We are a
company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the
way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as
committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work
to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through
FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. We're changing the nature of
work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we've
rethought and recreated every aspect of the employee experience at
Palo Alto Networks. And because it FLEXes around each individual
employee based on their individual choices, employees are empowered
to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together.
Job Description
Your Career
The Crypsis Group is seeking a Network Traffic Analyst to join our
growing team. The Network Traffic Analyst will work in tandem with
the Threat Intelligence Analyst and Mobile Application Analyst
teams to investigate suspected malicious mobile applications.
Suspected malicious mobile applications will be tested in a
sandboxed environment with proxies capturing all network traffic.
The Network Traffic Analyst will work to identify anomalous
activities within captured logs, as well as supplemental
information discovered via Threat Intelligence.
Your Impact
The Network Traffic Analyst will partner with the Threat
Intelligence Analyst and Mobile Application Analyst teams to
investigate suspected malicious mobile applications
Understand how web requests are formed including POST parameters,
HTTP headers, user agents, request parameters, request cookies,
etc
Inspect web traffic logs from application testing sessions to
identify anomalous or suspicious activity initiated by mobile
applications
Query back-end databases using Presto SQL for web traffic logs for
each individual testing session
Utilize web logs to identify traffic and request patterns within
the mobile application and develop a traffic fingerprint
Attention to detail and complying with requirements of querying
production databases are a must
Demonstrate a resourceful and creative approach to solving
technical problems
Regularly and uniformly report findings. Create a narrative to the
analysis performed
Ability to multi-task and experience context switching to work on
multiple applications in tandem and also staying up to date with
prioritized requests and follow-ups within the individual
workstreams
Qualifications
Your Experience
Former professional services and consulting experience,
preferred
Experience with web traffic logs including understanding how HTTP
requests are formed, sent, and received
Basic SQL querying experience including sub queries
Understand database partitions and schemas
Experience with working on long-term engagements with
multi-functional teams comprised of outsourced entities, legal, and
operational business units
Experience adhering to rigorous and detailed instructions while
also thinking creatively and solving problems. Attention to detail
is a must
Knowledge of command line interfaces or scripting tools a plus
Additional Information
The Team
The Crypsis Group is a respected security advisory firm with a
vision to create a more secure digital world by providing the
highest quality incident response, risk management, and digital
forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is comprised of
recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical
expertise and experience in investigations, data breach response,
digital forensics, and information security. With a highly
successful track record of delivering mission-critical
cybersecurity solutions, we are experienced in working quickly to
provide effective an incident response, attack-readiness, and
remediation plans with a focus on providing long term support to
improve our clients' security posture.
Our Commitment
We're trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge
cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our
mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
Palo Alto Networks is evolving and changing the nature of work to
meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through
FLEXWORK, our approach to how we work. From benefits to learning,
location to leadership, we've rethought and recreated every aspect
of the employee experience at Palo Alto Networks. And because it
FLEXes around each individual employee based on their individual
choices, employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all
evolve, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all
qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance
or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please
contact us at accommodations@paloaltonetworks.com.
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate
diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to age,
ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or
expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition,
national origin, physical or mental disability, political
affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex
(including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally
protected characteristics.
Disclosure required by sb19-085 (8-5-20) of the minimum
compensation (includes on-target earnings = base + on target
incentives for sales roles) for this role to be located in the
state of Colorado. If hired in Colorado, this position starts at
$136,000/yr. Depending on the position offered, restricted stock
units and incentive or bonus pay may be provided as part of this
compensation package. Additional benefits may be found here.
Covid-19 Vaccination Information for Palo Alto Networks Jobs
Vaccine requirements and disclosure obligations vary by
country.
Unless applicable law requires otherwise, you must be vaccinated
for COVID or qualify for a reasonable accommodation if:
The job requires accessing a company worksite
The job requires in-person customer contact and the customer has
implemented such requirements
You choose to access a Palo Alto Networks worksite
If you have questions about the vaccine requirements of this
particular position based on your location or job requirements,
please inquire with the recruiter.
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