• Monitor security alerts and identify potential incidents in real time from various sources (SIEM, intrusion detection systems)

• Participate in the full incident Response lifecycle . Perform investigations on complex information security incidents, including determining root cause and lessons learned.

• Develop, implement, and review processes, procedures, and playbooks for Security Incident Response and Security

• Incident Triage functions.

• Apply Security Incident Response log analysis and forensic techniques ( i.e. forensic timelining) on events and artifacts.

• Participate in the development of custom detection rules, partnering with the Anomaly Detection Program Manager, for both common and targeted threats.

• Provide support during post-incident reviews and help identify areas for process improvement.

• Stay current on the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and trends

• Participate in incident response training and tabletop exercises to enhance skills and readiness

• Serve as a technical leader to drive necessary changes and improvement to the incident response team and process

• Participate as an incident response commander during major incidents in the organization

• Provide incident containment, eradication, and recovery actions in coordination with affected teams.

• Guide and mentor junior incident response analysts, providing oversight, training, and support as needed.

• Collaborate with internal and external teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and law enforcement, to manage incident response and post-incident activities.

• Lead the preparation of incident reports, executive briefings, and documentation, ensuring clear communication of technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.

• Engage with external partners, such as vendors, third-party security teams, and industry information-sharing organizations, to stay informed of the latest trends and tactics used by attackers.

• Develop and refine incident response procedures, playbooks, and documentation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the incident response process.

• Analyze the collected data to identify trends, patterns, and potential threats specific to the organization. Create a summary report outlining actionable insights and recommended mitigation strategies for the security team and key stakeholders.

• Meet with other incident response team to provide intelligence support for ongoing investigations. Share insights about threat actors, their methodologies, and potential indicators of compromise (IOCs) relevant to the current incidents

• Collaborate with the vulnerability management team to review the latest vulnerability assessments. Discuss findings and recommend prioritization based on threat intelligence and potential impact on the organization.

• Participate in on-call rotation for full coverage of incident response activities

• Work effectively with third part SOC partners

• Respond to potential incidents associated reputational risk associated with malicious domains

• Effectively investigate organizational incidents such as account takeovers, zero-day attacks, phishing campaigns

• Work with security awareness team and threat intelligence teams to provide develop organizational training

• Partner with internal and external teams. Ability to negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement.

• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practicable , and consistent with organization objectives .

• Work on developing or refining threat models for the organization. This involves mapping out potential attack vectors, assessing the organization’s defenses, and recommending improvements based on intelligence findings.

• Contribute to creating training materials for employees on current cyber threats and best practices for maintaining security hygiene. Plan upcoming awareness sessions to educate staff about recognizing phishing attempts and other social engineering tactics.

• Collect logs from various sources, such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools.

• Foster a positive, engaging and challenging team-focused ‘global’ work environment to ensure high productivity, employee engagement, and optimal performance.

• Proactively engage with Medtronic business and Global IT partners to identify and define opportunities where the application of information technology can advance the strategic goals and objectives of Medtronic.

• Act as role model by “living” and demonstrating the Medtronic

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:

• Bachelor’s degree
  

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• 8+ years of Information Security Experience + Bachelor’ s Degree
  

SPECIALIZED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE:

• Expe rt in a global enterprise on a defined cyber security team

• Expert participating in incident response events and response

• Expert briefing leadership and speaking to the organization broadly

• Expert identifying key threats and vulnerabilities and reporting them out to the organization

• Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, or Cyber Kill Chain, which help in understanding and categorizing threats

• Basic understanding of reverse engineering and static/dynamic analysis of malware to identify behaviors and capabilities.

• Skills in evaluating risks and vulnerabilities to help prioritize threats based on potential impact and likelihood. Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and the specific threats associated with cloud security.

• Understanding of social engineering tactics to help recognize and counteract human-targeted threats.