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Job DescriptionResponsible for the design, build, configuration and maintenance for internal cybersecurity functions including: SIEM, monitoring, technology integrations, infrastructure & configuration as code, and ETL.
Provide cybersecurity guidance on the strategy, implementation, and maintenance of technologies including but not limited to: SIEM, SOAR, and UBA.
Utilize SIEM to ingest, enrich, and tune data that will provide value to the Cybersecurity Incident Response team.
Discover opportunities and implement automation to drive efficiencies across technologies and processes within cybersecurity engineering, incident response, and threat intelligence.
Collaborate with stakeholders within the cybersecurity team to develop dashboards, reports, alerts, and tools to meet requirements.
Collaborate with technology teams to ensure systems and services are appropriately configured for monitoring, alerting, and reporting.
Report, investigate when appropriate, and recommend corrective actions for cybersecurity incidents.
Advise incident responders on actions necessary to investigate and resolve cybersecurity incidents.
Remain current on cybersecurity technology, vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures.
Review performance, availability, and capacity metrics of internally and externally hosted services and service components to compare with service agreements.
Troubleshoot escalated cybersecurity endpoint, data, and network problems.
Plan, implement, manage, monitor, and upgrade cybersecurity measures to protect enterprise data and infrastructure.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU
With your problem-solving abilities and strong understanding of cybersecurity, you can help Nielsen stay on the forefront of the evolving cybersecurity threat landscape.
You are proactive in finding and correcting issues, and in looking for ways to maximize effectiveness of existing technologies.
It is important to you to stay current on vulnerabilities, exploits, and the expanding cyber-attack surface (cloud services, remote work, IoT, supply chain).
You approach challenges from new perspectives and develop effective solutions for unique problems.
You appreciate the importance of operations as an enabler for incremental development and can effectively prioritize and perform work with autonomy.
You look for opportunities to drive efficiency via automation and collaboration.
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Information Systems or Cybersecurity related discipline; or 5 years of direct cybersecurity experience
Experience with a variety of operating systems including Windows, Linux and UNIX in a functional capacity
Experience with SIEM, SOAR, UBA, XDR
Knowledge of cloud computing standards and controls (AWS,GCP, Azure)
Advanced scripting/ automation experience (Python, Shell, Bash, Ansible)
Experience providing and validating security requirements related to information system design, implementation and business processes
Knowledge of common information security standards, such as: ISO, CIS, NIST
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision
Ability to communicate technical details in a clear, understandable manner
Security certification such as SANS/GIAC, CISSP, CEH, OSCP
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or Cybersecurity, or 5 years direct cybersecurity experience
- Experience with Windows, Linux, and UNIX operating systems
- Experience with SIEM, SOAR, UBA, and XDR technologies
- Knowledge of cloud computing standards and controls (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Advanced scripting and automation (Python, Shell, Bash, Ansible)
- Experience ingesting, enriching, tuning SIEM data and developing dashboards, alerts, and reports
- Experience providing and validating security requirements for system design and business processes
- Knowledge of information security standards (ISO, CIS, NIST)
- Security certification such as SANS/GIAC, CISSP, CEH, or OSCP
- Ability to communicate technical details clearly and work independently or in a team
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