Cyber Security Analyst
Function Overview:
As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will secure Whirlpool’s infrastructure against insider/outsider threats. Investigate suspicious activity while operating multiple states of the art security tools for threat detection, response, and remediation. Plan for global cloud security in concert with multiple functions for business-critical applications. Learning and experimenting using continuous improvement techniques for future security needs while retiring outdated practices and tools.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate defense in depth protections with 3rd party providers for threat intelligence, threat analysis, and threat remediation
- Respond to threats in real-time, through diagnosis, communication, and remediation
- Prevent successful attacks by hardening Whirlpool’s defenses and working to close vulnerabilities
- Bring and build expertise in cybersecurity tools in Whirlpool’s environment
- Represent the cybersecurity function in multiple forums
- Report directly to the Cyber Security Manager
- Engage in Proactive Threat hunting
- Ability to travel domestically and globally
Basic Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 2+ years of experience in CyberSecurity
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical proficiency in SIEM tools (Security Information Event and Management software), such as Splunk.
- Experience with Antivirus and encryption tools
- Experience with Vulnerability Management tools and processes
- Technical proficiency for creating standard operating procedures
- Direct experience with IT system audits, system integration design/development, local and wide area networks, wireless communications, Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance, and cybersecurity tools is expected
- Passionate servant leader mindset for keeping the global Whirlpool organization safe, secure, and reliable
- Strong Technical proficiency in Endpoint Detection and Response security tools, CASB tools (Cloud access security broker) and (Data Loss Prevention) DLP solutions
- Technical proficiency in digital forensics (FTK)
- Active Directory knowledge a plus
- Ability to work calmly under pressure in the face of adversity and threat activity
- Ability to manage expectations, bring together and align different points of view
- Possess outstanding executive presence and communication skills in oral and written form
- Ability to establish positive working relationships and garner influence with other functions
- Strong technical competence up and down the technology stack - user interface, applications, communications, infrastructure, database, network, storage, etc
- Strong desire and aptitude for continuous learning and keeping abreast of new and emerging technology and cyber threats/vulnerabilities