IT Security Lead, Incident Response & Investigations
Full Time
Raleigh, NC
$138,890 - $179,740 a year
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Job Description
The Security Incident Response & Investigations role is responsible for providing experienced, hands-on capability with IT Security Incidents and Investigations. This role is part of the Security Operations Center (SOC) team in Raleigh NC. Responsibilities include providing incident response escalation and incident management, conducting security investigations, and collaborating with SOC team and IT Security on operational initiatives. The individual in this role will be part of the IT Security and Compliance team within Information Technology and work with Security, Infrastructure and Application services team to manage and remediate security threats and incidents.
ABOUT GILEAD IT SECURITY:
Gilead Sciences IT Security is a global organization with Operations, Engineering and GRC divisions which operate in a highly active posture to protect our various business units and ensure uninterrupted delivery of therapies to our patient community. The SOC is part of our Security Operations division and is based in Mid Town Raleigh NC. We are a hybrid workforce with a focus on in person core collaboration days and optional remote days. Our Global SOC team is growing rapidly and there are many opportunities for engagement in various area of security.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Extensive security experience to detect, assess, investigate, remediate and recover from security issues.
- Experience as Security incident manager, leading a SOC team in investigating and managing cyber incidents
- Respond and act on security events – On-call availability outside business hours.
- Lead analysts during technical investigations to reconstruct the chain of events that resulted in a cyber security incident and conduct log analysis when needed
- Analyze customer’s situation in context to detect advanced threats.
- Alerts analysis
- Investigate Incidents
- Analyze Malware
- Recommend corrective actions to the customer.
- Tell the story of cyber security incidents via detailed reports and presentations
- Learn from investigated cases and update toolsets to improve automated detection methods
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum 10 years of IT experience with progressive responsibilities, and with at least 5 years of Cyber Security protection experience.
- Security professional with a proven incident management and incident handling experience within the SOC environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt information delivery based on the target audience.
- Ability to provide expert technical advice, guidance, and recommendations to management and other technical specialists on critical information technology security issues.
- Recommends and coordinates the application of fixes, patches, & recovery procedures in the event of a security breach.
- Experience with security tools and platforms including SIEM, IPS/IDS, SecOps, Endpoint and Server protection, Network protection, Firewalls, etc.
- Extensive experience in Cyber threat and vulnerability analysis and remediation.
- Forensic examination and data preservation.
- Experience doing internal and external penetration testing i.e. white hat hacking.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, highly visible, changing environment.
- Very strong security awareness and knowledge.
- Strong understanding of key infrastructure systems (AD, Linux, Databases, Virtual Environment).
- Leads, performs or reviews security incident investigations.
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple topics and demands concurrently.
- Prior working experience in a Pharmaceutical company is a big plus.
- Highly organized, results-oriented and attentive to details.
- Self-motivated, proactive, independent and responsive – requires little supervisory attention.
- High level of personal integrity consistent with company’s core values.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION:
- Bachelor of Science degree in management information systems, computer science, engineering or other IT-related major is desired, or 10+ years of relevant experience.
- Information Security Certification (GCIH, CISSP, CEH, etc.) or other related security certification is highly desired.
- Microsoft, Linux, Unix, and Cisco certifications would be an asset
The salary range for this position is: $138,890.00 - $179,740.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.
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- Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.
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