Cyber Security Engineer

Company: 7-Eleven
Location: Irving
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

? About This OpportunityWe are more interested in aptitude and attitude, than experience with specific security tools.--Let us know your history, but of more interest is your grasp of technical concepts, not specific user interfaces.--We want team members who will take ownership of issues and drive them to resolution, not simply perform tasks as assigned.--You will work with and act as a subject matter expert (SME) on at least one specialization within the Security Operations domain.--You must have a passion for learning new technologies, not simply working with what you already know.--You will be provided with the tools to produce your own career success, but are expected to seize them and create that success.--You will be challenged in a fast-paced environment, but success in handling these challenges will not go unnoticed or unrewarded.? Responsibilities:* You will be a key player on a team responsible for all aspects of Cyber Defense within 7-Eleven. You will be a SME in at least one area listed below, and are expected to have full professional knowledge of security concepts and company objectives to resolve a wide range of issues in effective and sometimes creative ways, in all of the following domains.--As an advanced engineer, you are expected to do these things with little technical direction and with only general guidance on new assignments:- Incident response (to include triage, playbooks, investigation, write-ups, escalations)- Forensic analysis- Malware analysis- Protocol analysis- Endpoint protection- Data loss prevention- Email security- Cyber threat intelligence- Threat research and creation of compensating controls* Develop and maintain cyber security policies, standards, processes and workflows.* Assist in developing high-performance, false-positive free search criteria for SIEM analysis.* Create your professional development and training plan for approval by manager.* Prioritize taskings and projects assigned based on importance to accomplishment of business objectives. Determine methods and procedures on new assignments.--Assist junior teammates with maintaining proper prioritization.* Solve complex issues where analysis of situations and data require in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Provide escalation support and technical guidance to teammates.* Lead projects assigned to you, in effort to advance partnership opportunities between Cyber Defense Operations (CDO) team and other business areas. Determine appropriate methods and procedures on new assignments and occasionally assist with coordinating activities of junior teammates.* Work with team lead/manager to define cyber security requirements for current and future state end-to-end architectures and platforms to advance security controls and the security posture of the business. * Collaborate with development and engineering teams to prioritize security risks, provide mitigation or remediation recommendations, and implement compensating controls.* Perform risk quantification and third-party risk management reviews as required.* Perform or lead teammates in performing cyber security platform testing, and work with other teams to ensure vulnerability remediation and operating system hardening to reduce attack surface.* Perform or lead teammates in performing proof-of-concept testing for cyber security solutions under consideration for purchase and implementation.* Provide team lead/manager with updates and metrics on effectiveness of cyber security controls.* Assist team lead/manager with identifying cyber security products and technologies that can enhance 7-Eleven's mission by providing appropriate protection for all data in our environment, or sent or received to/from various public or private clouds, or the Internet at large.* Exemplify 7-Eleven Leadership Principles for Cyber Defense Operations team.? Qualifications:Education/Experience* Bachelor's degree in related field, Master's preferred, or equivalent experience* 8 years of related experience with Bachelor's, 6 years with Master's* Experience with at least one major SOAR and one major SIEM product* Familiarity with operation of other security devices (firewall, proxy server, VPN, IPS, etc.)* Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP protocolsCertification/Licenses* Must have: At least one non-entry-level vendor-neutral certification in the Information Security arena (CISSP, CISM, GISP, etc.) or equivalent experience* Preferred: At least one vendor-specific product certification in the Cyber Security/Forensic/Incident Response area

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