Senior Incident Response Analyst

Centene Corporation; Illinois; On-site; USD 85,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national organization is seeking a Senior Incident Response Analyst to enhance security measures and resolve incidents for its 28 million members. The role involves executing incident response plans, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Ideal candidates will have a bachelor's degree, extensive experience in cybersecurity, and strong analytical skills. Competitive benefits and a flexible work environment are offered.

Benefits

Health insurance

401K

Stock plans

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Flexible work schedules

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of related experience or equivalent experience.
• Intermediate knowledge seeking to expand in the area of specialty.
• Ability to work independently with demonstrated analytical and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Resolves security incidents and recommends enhancements to improve security.
• Implements and discusses security service audit schedules.
• Designs automated scripts and contingency plans for security incidents.

Skills

Knowledge of threat actor TTPs and IOC

Experience with SOAR platforms

Experience with Endpoint protection and detection & response software

Knowledge of network technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field

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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.

Responsibilities

1. Reviews current configurations of Centene’s production information systems and networks against compliance standards.
2. Prepares the prevention and resolution of security breaches and ensures incident and response management processes are initiated.
3. Implements and discusses security service audit schedules, reviews access authorization, and performs required access controls testing to identify security shortfalls.
4. Designs automated scripts, contingency plans, and programmed responses launched when an attack against Centene’s systems is detected.
5. Collaborates with Information Security Architects, Engineers, and stakeholders.
6. Notifies internal/external teams based on alert priority levels, escalation trees, and triaging security alerts and events.
7. Integrates third-party attack monitoring and threat reporting services into internal communications systems.
8. Performs post-mortem analysis with logs and network traffic to identify intrusions and unauthorized activities.
9. Performs other duties as assigned and complies with policies and standards.

Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field and 4-6 years of related experience, or equivalent experience.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of threat actor TTPs and IOC.
• Experience with SOAR platforms (Splunk SOAR, Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, etc.)
• Experience with Endpoint protection and detection & response software (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black).
• Knowledge of network technologies including routers, switches, firewalls.

Soft Skills

• Intermediate knowledge seeking to expand in the area of specialty.
• Ability to identify problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw conclusions.
• Ability to work independently with demonstrated analytical and project management skills.
• High level of accuracy, judgment, and decision-making skills.

Certifications

• Recommended: CySA+, CASP+, GCIA, GCIH or equivalent.

Pay Range: $85,300 - $158,100 per year

Benefits include competitive pay, health insurance, 401K, stock plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and flexible work schedules. Actual pay depends on skills, experience, and other factors. Total compensation may include incentives.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered per applicable laws.