Junior Cyber Security Analyst

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The global Cyber Defense Team at Covestro is looking for a Junior Cyber Security Analyst to join a matrixed organization that has its leadership in Germany. The team is organized into different areas of responsibility (e.g., endpoint security, cloud security, monitoring systems) and each employee is independently responsible for the assigned sub-area. Team members are expected to collaborate and support each other's areas and assist in monitoring and responding to the security events generated by those systems. The focus of this position is to help build an incident response framework and as well a framework for regular penetration testing for applications and platforms. Both areas will be supervised by senior experts, and we are looking for someone who has made first experiences in technical security issues and is willing to grow in a challenging environment.

Position is based in US (Pittsburgh), but responsibilities are global and include collaboration with Europe/Asia. Overseas travel may be required.

Major tasks and responsibilities

• Support Senior Cyber Security Analysts to detect weaknesses of Covestro applications and systems and build attack frameworks to penetrate the applications/systems
• Develop mitigation measures based on the result of the pen tests
• Improve and automate processes for the Cyber Security Incident Response Team at Covestro
• Fluency in scripting languages to build the attack frameworks and analysis tools
• Support the Cyber Defense team in regular monitoring activities
• In-depth analyses of L2/L3 security alarms by our SOC supplier
• Based on experiences automate incident response activities and implemented them. The possibilities of AI for decision-making should be considered

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or closely related area required with 3+ years of IT cyber security experience/direct professional experience in IT security field

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of one relevant certificate (like Certified Incident Handler etc.)

Knowledge and Skills

• Motivated and analytical self-starter who can manage projects, report and stay organized.
• hands on experience in CERT teams.
• Basic knowledge of security processes (port-mapping, vulnerability identification and remediation, anomaly detection), platforms (networking, firewalls, proxies, cloud and LAN/WAN), risk categorization frameworks (NIST, ISO, IEC).
• Scripting experience (Python, PowerShell, regex etc.)
• Hands on experience in analyzing SIEM/EDR data sets.
• International travel required

YOUR APPLICATION

Are you as curious, courageous and colorful as we are? If so, we can offer you an exciting career opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and resume. Become part of our team - apply now!

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