L1 Security Analyst

Job Title: Security Analyst L1

Job Description:

The Area: The Information Security Team is a central function governing corporate and product security globally.  We have built a strong team of high performing security experts and are creating a new team within Information Security here at Morningstar.  As a member of our new Security Operations Center Team, you will get to be a part of a growing and well supported program protecting Morningstar’s Infrastructure, Data, and People.

The Role: As an analyst on our Security Operations Center Team, you will monitor and analyze threats, provide security monitoring, and incident response services.  Day to day you will work with the team to understand, mitigate, and respond to threats quickly, restoring operations and limiting impact.  You will analyze incidents to determine scope and impact and assist in recovery efforts.  You will combine threat intelligence, event data, and assessments from recent events, to identify patterns to understand attackers' goals and stop them from succeeding. This position is based in our Mumbai office.

Responsibilities:

• Provide 24x7 monitoring operations for security alerts

• Detect, analyze, report and respond to cyber security events and incidents using a combination of technology solutions and processes

• Review and escalate alerts

• Examine and operationalize new adversary detection methods to defend Morningstar

• Assess the security impact of security alerts and traffic anomalies to identify malicious actions.

• Generate reports for both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders.

Requirements

+ A bachelor’s degree and 2-3+ years’ experience in Information Security.
+ Excellent communication skills and an understanding of cyber security fundamentals.
+ Candidates should be interested in keeping up with the latest security trends.
+ Experience with security tools

+Add-on Certification like Security+, CompTIA+, Splunk.

Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.