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MDR Enhanced Threat Analyst 2 (Romania)

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About Us Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services.

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About Us
Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI-driven platform and expert-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.
 
Sophos offers industry-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.
 
Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. 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.
  • 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
  • Essential
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Location & Eligibility

    Where is the job
    Romania
    Remote within one country
    Who can apply
    RO
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    Romania

    Listing Details

    Posted
    April 1, 2026
    First seen
    April 9, 2026
    Last seen
    May 5, 2026

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    May 5, 2026

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    SophosMDR Enhanced Threat Analyst 2 (Romania)