Cyber Security Analyst

Graphic Packaging International; Igualada; Presencial; EUR 42.000 - 68.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Graphic Packaging International is seeking a Cyber Security Analyst to monitor, detect, and respond to security threats within the organization’s environment. As part of the SOC, you will protect enterprise systems, networks, applications, and data through continuous monitoring and incident response.

You will collaborate with security engineers, IT operations, and business stakeholders to mitigate cyber risks, analyze threats, document incidents, and support containment, recovery, and

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years in SOC, cyber defense, security monitoring, or incident response.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, attack methodologies, and threat actor tactics.
• Experience using SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, or similar.
• Experience investigating security incidents across Windows, Linux, cloud, and network environments.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SMTP, and VPN technologies.
• Familiarity with endpoint security and EDR/XDR solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CEH, CISM, GIAC, and Microsoft Security Certifications are valued.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor security alerts and events from SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, cloud platforms, email gateways, and other tools.
• Triage and analyze security events for legitimacy, impact, and severity.
• Investigate suspicious activities, IOCs, and potential malicious behavior.
• Correlate events across technologies to identify patterns and threats.
• Escalate incidents per procedures and severity classifications.
• Participate in incident response activities.
• Investigate phishing, malware, unauthorized access, credential compromise, data exfiltration, and insider threats.
• Collect, preserve, and analyze security evidence.
• Document findings and maintain incident records.
• Support containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.

Conocimientos

SOC operations

Threat analysis

Incident response

SIEM monitoring

Phishing investigations

Networking protocols

Endpoint security

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Calm under pressure

Documentation

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security

Herramientas

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

ArcSight

EDR/XDR solutions

Descripción del empleo

The Cyber Security Analyst is responsible for monitoring, detecting, investigating, and responding to cybersecurity threats and security incidents within the organization's environment. As a member of the SOC team, this role focuses on protecting enterprise systems, networks, applications, and data through continuous monitoring, threat analysis, incident response, and proactive security operations.

The successful candidate will work closely with security engineers, threat intelligence teams, IT operations, and business stakeholders to identify and mitigate cyber risks while maintaining a strong security posture.

Key Responsibilities

Security Monitoring & Detection

• Monitor security alerts and events from SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, IDS/IPS, cloud security platforms, email security gateways, and other security tools.
• Perform triage and analysis of security events to determine legitimacy, impact, and severity.
• Investigate suspicious activities, indicators of compromise (IOCs), and potential malicious behavior.
• Correlate security events across multiple technologies to identify attack patterns and emerging threats.
• Escalate incidents based on established procedures and severity classifications.
• Participate in cybersecurity incident response activities.
• Investigate phishing attacks, malware infections, unauthorized access attempts, credential compromise, data exfiltration, and insider threats.
• Collect, preserve, and analyze security evidence.
• Document findings and maintain detailed incident records.
• Support incident containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC), cyber defense, security monitoring, or incident response role.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, attack methodologies, and threat actor tactics.
• Experience using SIEM platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, ArcSight, or similar.
• Experience investigating security incidents across Windows, Linux, cloud, and network environments.
• Knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SMTP, and VPN technologies.
• Familiarity with endpoint security and EDR/XDR solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced operational environment.
• CompTIA Security+
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• GIAC Certifications
• Microsoft Security Certifications (SC-200, SC-300, SC-100)
• Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
• Risk awareness and commercial judgement
• Analytical thinking
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Strong organisational skills
• Commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence

Success Measures

• Reduction of false positives.
• Documentation & knowledge management.
• Effective protection of manufacturing and business-critical systems.
• Improvement in overall cyber security maturity across IT and OT environments.