IT Security Specialist, Security Operations
Technology, Data & Digital · IT Infrastructure & Security · Cybersecurity
In short
As an IT Security Specialist in Security Operations, you will be responsible for assigned Security Operations capabilities, including endpoint, identity, network, application, and cloud environments. Your role involves overseeing managed security service providers, coordinating incident response, driving improvements to detection rules and automation, and providing security advice. This position is based in Aarhus, Denmark or Gdansk, Poland.
Responsibilities
- Taking ownership of assigned Security Operations capabilities and ensuring they remain effective, relevant and aligned with Arla’s risks and business needs.
- Overseeing security monitoring and investigations performed by our managed security service providers, challenging findings and providing technical direction on complex cases and incidents.
- Coordinating incident response across service providers and internal teams, including containment, eradication, recovery, escalation and follow-up.
- Driving improvements to detection rules, correlation logic, automation workflows and incident-response playbooks, working with our service providers on implementation.
- Assessing vulnerabilities and security-control weaknesses.
- Managing the technical quality and performance of our security service providers, setting priorities and ensuring agreed improvements are implemented.
- Providing practical, risk-based security advice and assessments to projects and product teams.
- Leading Security Operations improvement initiatives and sharing security expertise across IT.
Requirements
- A relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree in IT, cybersecurity or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Typically 5+ years of relevant cybersecurity experience, including substantial experience within Security Operations, security monitoring, investigation and incident response.
- Experience taking ownership of complex security investigations, incidents or operational security improvements, including coordinating technical activities across internal teams and external security providers.
- Solid technical knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, network and identity-security monitoring, and vulnerability management.
- Practical understanding of attacker techniques and security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST and ISO 27001.
- Good understanding of security logging, telemetry, evidence collection and forensic-analysis principles.
- Good understanding of security queries, scripting and automation, enabling you to assess technical solutions, challenge implementation choices and drive improvements with security service providers.
- Experience working with and providing technical direction to managed security service providers, while collaborating effectively with internal technology and product teams.
- A relevant professional security certification, or equivalent demonstrable expertise.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR, KQL, Palo Alto or similar enterprise security platforms would be an advantage.
Benefits
- Part of an on-call rotation, approximately every seventh week, to provide support in case of critical issues.
- Join a skilled and collaborative IT Security Operations team with a central role in protecting a global market leader.
- Have real ownership of our Security Operations capabilities and the opportunity to lead technical workstreams and improvement initiatives.
Skills
Microsoft SentinelDefender XDRKQLPalo AltoSIEMXDREDRMITRE ATT&CKNISTISO 27001
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About Arla
We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production. We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and…
Company
ArlaJob Posted
1 day ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Aarhus, Denmark
Gdańsk, Poland
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
Applicants
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