Senior Incident Response Analyst

Centene Corporation; California (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in healthcare technology is seeking a Senior Incident Response Analyst to enhance security measures and resolve incidents. This full-time role involves collaborating with various teams to implement security protocols and analyze threats, contributing to the safety of 28 million members. Candidates should have a strong background in security incident management and relevant technical skills.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of related experience or equivalent knowledge.
• Recommended certifications include CySA+, CASP+, GCIA, GCIH.

Responsibilities

• Resolves security incidents and recommends enhancements.
• Executes enterprise-wide Incident Response Plan.
• Designs automated scripts for attack responses.

Skills

Knowledge of threat actor TTPs

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field

Tools

Splunk SOAR

Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Job description

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You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose

Resolves security incidents, recommends enhancements to improve security, identifies common attack patterns to publicly exposed aspects of the organization's environment, and contributes to the implementation of scalable and preventative security measures. Executes enterprise-wide Incident Response Plan. Partners with business units to accomplish enterprise-wide remediation and develops and delivers presentations to senior leadership team.

• Reviews current configurations of Centene’s production information systems and networks against compliance standards.
• Prepares for the prevention and resolution of security breaches and ensures incident and response management processes are initiated.
• Implements and discusses security service audit schedules, reviews access authorization, and performs required access controls testing to identify security shortfalls.
• Designs automated scripts, contingency plans, and other programmed responses launched when an attack against Centene’s systems is detected.
• Collaborates with Information Security Architects, Engineers, and stakeholders.
• Notifies internal and external teams according to alert priorities, escalation procedures, and triaging protocols.
• Integrates third-party attack monitoring and threat reporting services into internal communications systems.
• Performs post-mortem analysis using logs, network traffic, and recorded information to identify intrusions and unauthorized activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned and complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) with 4–6 years of related experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating relevant knowledge and skills.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of threat actor TTPs, IOC, SOAR platforms (Splunk SOAR, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, Tines, Torq), endpoint protection (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black), and network technologies.

Soft Skills

• Intermediate knowledge seeking to expand expertise, problem-solving, independence, analytical and project management skills, accuracy under pressure, judgment, and decision-making.

License/Certification

• Recommended certifications include CySA+, CASP+, GCIA, GCIH or equivalent.

Pay Range: $85,300.00 - $158,100.00 per year.

Centene offers comprehensive benefits, flexible work arrangements, and values diversity. Actual pay depends on skills, experience, and other factors. Total compensation may include incentives.

Additional Information

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Hospitals, Health Care, Insurance

Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified applicants considered without regard to protected characteristics.