Cybersecurity Operations Lead

Job Description

The Role : As a Senior Information Security Operations Analyst, you will lead the strategic development, implementation, and adoption of the overall Information Security Program.

You will lead the investigation and resolution of security events and incidents sourced from log management tools and end-user initiated inquiries and incidents.

An important aspect of your role, is to partner with different business units to identify and assess impacts and risks and to lead the Incident Response and Security Awareness processes commensurate with those impacts and risks.

Essential Functions :

• Plan and execute incident response and postmortem exercises, with a focus on creating measurable benchmarks to show progress, illuminating issues and possible solutions.
• Monitor system logs, SIEM tools and network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity.
• Interpret such activity and make recommendations for resolution.
• Participate in incident response and postmortem exercises, with a focus on creating measurable key performance indicators and reports to show progress, illuminating issues and possible solutions.
• Perform system security administration on designated technology platforms, including operating systems, applications and network security devices, in accordance with defined policies, standards and procedures of the organization, as well as with industry best practices and vendor guidelines.
• Perform and / or participate in threat assessments, vulnerability management, security awareness training and audits. In some cases, perform appropriate remedial action to ensure that systems are protected from known and potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Perform installation and configuration management of security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security appliances and host-based security systems.
• Cross train team members in the use of security tools, the preparation of security reports and the resolution of security issues.
• Research, recommend, evaluate and implement security solutions, automation, and documentation, that identify and / or protect against potential threats, and respond to security violations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Skills And Abilities :

Education And Work Experience Required