CyberSecurity Incident Response Lead

MERCK spol. s r.o.

Place of work
Dvořákovo nábrežie, Old Town
Contract type
full-time
Start date
by agreement
Wage (gross)
3 500 - 4 500 EUR/monthBasic salary component depends on experience of the candidate. The bonus part of the salary is not included.

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

• Manage security events and incidents, with a focus on incident response in accordance with our incident response plan.
• The incident response lead oversees and prioritizes actions during the detection, analysis, and containment of an incident in both on premises and cloud. They are also responsible for conveying the special requirements of high severity incidents to the rest of the company.
• Assigns appropriates resources for each event and provides support throughout the response process.
• Determines and identifies severity and impact and assigns appropriate priorities to all events and incidents
• As a member of the core incident response team, coordinates with Privacy, Compliance Investigations, Corporate Security, and others as warranted
• Serves as a centralized point of communication and provides appropriate briefings to executive staff and other stakeholders as needed
• Assists with post-incident activities
• Recommend and document specific counter-measures and mitigating controls.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences
• Supervise staff, provide feedback and coaching, and grow their technical and consulting skills
• Improve business processes and incident response methodologies.
• Regularly interacts with senior leadership


Do you want to lead a team of security engineers investigating computer crimes and breaches? Can you think like an attacker to stay one step ahead of them, or understand the operational security controls needed to detect, re-mediate, and prevent compromises whether in the data center or in a multi-cloud environment? We are looking for an Incident Response Lead that have has a winning combination of hands-on technical skills, strong leadership abilities, and an eagerness to build a world-class organization. You must be comfortable leading a team on challenging projects, communicating with internal and external teams, providing hands-on assistance with incident response activities, and creating and presenting high-quality deliverables.

Employee perks, benefits

- Home office possibility
- Yearly bonus, fully payed meal vouchers, gift coupons, benefit for attending various public venues
- Opportunity to start your career in growing Cyber Security field and get valuable hands on experience
- Unlimited access to a self-learning platform (Pluralsight) and external training opportunities and certifications
- Corporate laptop and mobile phone

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Educational Specialization

IT

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Number of years of experience

3

Personality requirements and skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field
• Minimum 3-5 years of information security experience
• Team lead experience or a strong soft skillset
• Technical expertise in at least three of the following areas:
Cyber Security Incident response
Cloud Operations and Engineering
Network Security Monitoring (NSM), network traffic analysis, and log analysis
Unix or Linux disk and memory forensics
Static and dynamic malware analysis
MITRE ATT&CK
Thorough understanding of enterprise security controls in Active Directory / Windows environments

• Ability to leverage project management skills and tools to effectively budget, scope, and execute on strategic initiatives and goals
• Ability to lead a team of highly technical security professionals
• Security or Cloud certifications a plus

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Brief description of the company

A career at Merck is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 50,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and performance materials. For 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others.

What we offer: At Merck, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!

Number of employees

50-99 employees
ID: 3987642  Dátum zverejnenia: 16.10.2020  Základná zložka mzdy (brutto): 3 500 EUR/month