Pon is an international trade and service organization with almost 13,000 employees spread over 450 offices in 32 countries and one of the largest family businesses in the Netherlands.

For our brand-new Security Operations Center we are looking for a:

Junior Security Operations Center Analyst

Almere - Fulltime

What are you going to do?

As a Junior SOC Analyst you will be working in our new Security Operations Center where you will be analyzing security events or alerts being reported by various security solutions like SIEM/SOAR, IPS/IDS, NDR, EDR etc. and undertake detailed investigation of the security events to determine whether the security event will be classified as an incident. You will be coordinating with various teams and stakeholders for resolution of the Security Incidents and ensuring that appropriate countermeasures are taken in a timely manner.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform technical analysis of security events and alerts being reported by various security solutions and perform detailed investigation of the events to determine if the event can be classified as an incident
• Report identified incidents to relevant stakeholders and teams
• Provide mitigation remediation for reported incidents
• Track reported incidents on a continuous basis till closure
• Help OpCos in onboarding to the SOC for implementation of various security solutions including SIEM/SOAR, EDR, NDR etc.
• Fine-tune SIEM rules for better results
• Perform proactive research on threat intel to identify potential threats

What do we ask from you?

As a Junior SOC Analyst you should be innovative, independent and a critical thinker. We expect you to be vigilant at all times so that you can prevent critical information from being stolen, damaged or compromised by hackers.

Desired Technical Experience:

• 2-4 years of experience working within a Security Operations Center
• Hands-on experience on SIEM/SOAR solutions
• Experience on other security solutions like Firewalls, EDR, NDR etc. is a plus
• Knowledge and understanding of incident response, crisis and change management
• Good understanding of Network Security

You are a real team player with good interpersonal skills. You should be a self-starter who can work independently. You also have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What do we offer

In addition to a very nice job within a dynamic company, we of course offer you even more:

• Salary in the range 3000-3500
• A thirteenth month pay
• A travel card from ‘Shuttel’
• A cell phone and laptop
• An ‘individual choice budget’, consisting of: 8% holiday allowance, 13 extra-statutory leave days, € 300 gross employer contribution ONVZ (if applicable) and € 600 gross employer contribution private lease on an annual basis
• A good pension scheme from Pon
• The opportunity to influence your working hours, travel time and workplace by means of "Smart Working"
• The possibility to work on your development through our summer and winter labs, but also through training and following various courses
• Participation in Pon Fit activities, such as bootcamps, running events, golf clinics, hockey, etc.
• The possibility to make use of the collective health insurance (ONVZ) (with discount)
• Staff discount on Pon's own products and services with a maximum of € 500 per year.

Application procedure and more information

Do you want to join us? Please send us your cv and motivational letter via our application form.

You will have two or three interviews with colleagues. During these interviews we will discuss 1 or 2 cases to discuss your affinity and knowledge of ethical hacking and to see how you effectively solve problems. After the two interviews you will discuss the employment conditions with HR.

Note: Pre-employment screening may be performed

Do you have questions about the position or the expectations? Please contact Alexander Garrelfs: [email protected].