MDR Enhanced Threat Analyst (Romania)

About Us Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos’ complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com. Role Summary As a MDR Enhanced Threat Analyst, your primary role will be to perform security threat analysis of various malware and web attacks, tuning a customer wide event stream consisting of events from all major security platforms and working with customers to remediate security related issues based on operational needs.   Threat Analysis is focused on protecting our customers by providing exceptional information security services to include ·        Real-time threat analysis ·        Reference and apply Sophos internal and other Intelligence ·        First point of contact for customer interactions; conducted in a professional manner with emphasis on customer satisfaction ·        Point of coordination and collaboration with Incident Response, Product Support and other roles within Sophos and the customer environment ·        Provide Advanced Intrusion Analysis What You Will Do

Review security-related events via cases and assess their risk and validity based on available telemetry from network, endpoint, and global threat intelligence information to provide customers with concise, detailed, and well-written incident reports, root causes identification, and remediation recommendations

Provide customers with understandable context around their security environment and threats

Interface with customers to address their issues, concerns, and questions, and drive to satisfactory closure any issues that impact the service and its value

Work with customer and internal Sophos incident response teams to resolve ongoing intrusions, malware outbreaks, and other security incidents

Use the Sophos platform to proactivity hunt for and investigate activity within the customer environment

Review security-related events via investigations and assess their risk and validity based on available telemetry from network, endpoint, and global threat intelligence information to provide customers with concise, detailed, and well-written incident reports, root causes identification, and remediation recommendations

Provide customers with understandable context around their security environment and threats

Interface with customers to address their issues, concerns, and questions, and drive to satisfactory closure any issues that impact the service and its value

Work with customer and internal Sophos incident response teams to resolve ongoing intrusions, malware outbreaks, and other security incidents

What You Will Bring

At least 3 years of experience working in a SOC environment or computer security team in an IT environment

Endpoint and network security experience required; IDS, IPS, EDR, ATP, Malware defenses and monitoring experience

Experience with threat hunting

Experience administering and supporting Windows and Unix bases Operating Systems, including both workstations and servers

Knowledge of common adversary tactics and techniques, e.g., obfuscation, persistence, defense evasion, etc.

Fundamental understanding of network traffic analysis including TCP/IP, routing, switching, protocols, etc.

Strong understanding of Windows event log analysis

Experience with basic Python scripts (reading and understanding)

Working knowledge of incident response procedures

Excellent troubleshooting and analytical thinking skills

Must be able to thrive within a team environment as well as on an individual basis

Customer service-oriented with strong documentation and communication skills

Passion for all things information technology and information security

Natural curiosity and ability to learn new skills quickly

Ability to think outside the box

Innovative mindset and driven to contribute to a team providing a best-in-class cybersecurity service

Bachelors in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field; or relevant commensurate work experience

Willingness to participate in rotating weekend and holiday coverage (our MDR service is 24x7x365)

Desirable

Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework

Experience with enterprise information security data management - SIEM experience

Experience with CQL query construction

Experience with OS Query Programming and scripting skills - knowledge of PowerShell

Relevant Cyber Security certifications (CompTIA, SANS)