IT Security Specialist - Security Operations Center (SOC)

Responsibilities

• Contribute to cybersecurity vision, roadmap, and execution plan
• Lead and mature the enterprise incident response process
• Respond immediately to any security-related incidents
• Oversee the day-to-day operational support of the SOC
• Oversee On-Call support capability and provide On-Call support
• Collaborate with service desk and infrastructure teams to deploy critical security patches
• Collaborate with the Head of IT Security to implement security architecture best practices
• Support the Head of IT Security by providing leadership and guidance
• Establish scoring and grading metrics to measure effectiveness of the SOC
• Develop, schedule, and facilitate cybersecurity tabletop exercises and simulations
• Oversee application security coordination responsibilities within the vulnerability management program

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in cyber security, Computer Science, or a related Information Technology field
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in cyber security with 2 years’ experience in working in a Security Operations Center (SOC)
• Hands-on experience investigating (potential) security incidents
• Knowledge of security best practice standards such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, etc.
• Familiarity with a standardized incident response framework (SANS/NIST)
• Knowledge of different classes of attacks and cyberattack vectors
• Experience leading a SOC (with both onshore and offshore resources)
• Experience with industry leading SIEM platforms
• Experience with Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) Solutions
• Experience in writing scripts to perform tasks like parsing large data files
• Knowledge of network security implementations and system administration
• Experience with proactive threat hunting methodologies and tools
• Experience with OT/ICS cybersecurity environments in oil and gas, energy, or critical infrastructure
• Experience defining and reporting on SOC performance metrics