SOC Specialist – Ireland

<h2><br><b>Role Overview:</b></h2>We are looking for an exceptional and self-motivated InfoSec Specialist with a demonstrated proficiency in incident response, adept at orchestrating cross-functional initiatives, and experienced in Threat Mitigation and Hunting. <br><br>As an InfoSec Specialist, you will play a pivotal role within McAfee’s SOC, serving as the first line of defense. Utilizing an array of defensive tools, you will conduct thorough analyses, fortify security controls, and spearhead cross-functional team efforts. With a strong customer-centric approach, you will ensure a secure and resilient workspace for McAfee’s workforce.<br><br>The position is based in Ireland preferably in either Dublin or Cork. You may be required to be onsite on an as-needed basis. We are only considering candidates currently in Ireland within a commutable distance from either locations and we are not offering relocation assistance at this time.<h2><br>Job Description:</h2><p></p><p><i><b>About the Role:</b></i></p><ul><li>Work cross functionally to resolve security incidents, to improve security posture of McAfee’s infrastructure.</li><li>Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources to gain situational awareness to detect, confirm, contain, remediate, and recover from cyber-attacks.</li><li>Provide timely detection, identification, and alerting of possible attacks/intrusions, anomalous activities, and misuse activities and distinguish these incidents and events from benign activities.</li><li>Analyze identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, effects on system and information; Perform root cause analysis to determine tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for intrusions.</li><li>Notify SOC managers and cyber incident responders of suspected cyber incidents in accordance with the cyber incident response plan and procedures</li><li>Exercise user-oriented approach while handling security incidents to ensure that user impact is minimized as much as possible, and the situation is well articulated to users.</li><li>Document ongoing incidents, after action reports and escalate incidents</li><li>Provide cybersecurity recommendations to leadership based on significant threats and vulnerabilities.</li><li>Monitor external data sources to maintain currency of cyber defense threat condition and determine which security issues may have an impact on the enterprise.</li><li>Support Incident Response efforts - evidence collection, documentation, communications, and reporting.</li><li>Responsible for the enforcement of corporate information security policies to protect McAfee's information assets and intellectual property.</li><li>Lead or contribute to security risk assessments that determine threats, consequences, and vulnerabilities to key assets, products, and services.</li><li>Recommend and drive additional security controls to meet current and future needs.</li></ul><p></p><p><i><b>About You:</b></i></p><ul><li>5+ years experience in a similar role.</li><li>Solid critical thinking and analytical skills.</li><li>Experience leading efforts during one or more phases of Incident Response lifecycle.</li><li>Application of cybersecurity principles and risk management basics to mitigate risk.</li><li>Experience leading & collaborating with multiple teams to drive improvements and resolutions.</li><li>Cloud security monitoring – detection and response (AWS, GCP and Azure)</li><li><span>Application security.</span></li><li><span>DDOS protection.</span></li><li><span>AWS Cloud security.</span></li><li><span>Threat intelligence.</span></li><li><span>Endpoint security – CrowdStrike.</span></li></ul><p></p><p>#LI-Hybrid</p><p></p><p></p><h2>Accommodations:</h2><p></p><p>McAfee recognizes and supports its obligation to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees with disabilities. We are here to help. Please let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application, interviewing, hiring, or at any other time during the employment process. Please do not include personal medical information in the email.</p><p></p><p>Diversity is foundational for our business success. We want to be a workplace of choice for all people and we value the unique perspectives offered by a diverse workforce. McAfee does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, age, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status. 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