Sr. Cyber Security Analyst, OT

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At Kraton, we make a Positive Difference, and we are looking for individuals who are also looking to make a difference in their jobs, for our customers and to the world.

We are looking to hire a key member of our IT team at our Jacksonville, Florida or our office in The Woodlands, Texas.

Key Responsibilities

The purpose of the Senior Cyber Security Analyst role is to design and implement IT security systems within our organizational Operational Technology and Distributed Control System (DCS) environment.

Their primary responsibilities include protecting our operational computer and technology network from cyberattacks, analyzing incidents, researching the latest threats, and constantly monitoring network and system security.

They play a crucial role in safeguarding valuable data and ensuring our resilience against cyber threats. A Senior Cyber Security Analyst will also be tasked to collaborate with data analysts, threat research, and cyber defense teams to identify opportunities to develop analytical methods to detect advanced threat actors who utilize emerging tactics and techniques.

This role will also include developing and documenting new and innovative detection processes to increase the security operation center team’s ability to find existing threats that are otherwise going unidentified or unnoticed.

The key responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to the following :

• Lead the analysis, implementation, execution, and improvement of proactive security controls to prevent external threat actors from infiltrating company Operational Technology environment and Distributed Control System (DCS) Network.
• Conduct studies to evaluate, recommend, and implement security solutions, enhancing core security capabilities in areas such as security infrastructure, access management, networking, and databases.
• Review systems and assess security policies that control access to systems.
• Manage and fine-tune Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
• Perform security assessments, incident analysis, vulnerability management, and system patching.
• Identify and mitigate security risks within the Operational Technology environment and DCS Network.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define business requirements and document processes.

Required Skills

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience in Information Security, Incident Response and Detection, Cyber Threat analysis, or Information Security Engineering.
• Ability to evaluate the internal and external environment for threats related to information security.
• Knowledge of Operational Technology and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).
• Direct experience deploying, managing, and configuring firewalls, networking equipment, and security tools.
• Knowledge, experience, and understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Experience analyzing system, network, and application logs for attack techniques at all stages of the cyber kill chain.
• Experience with more than one or more enterprise scale EDR and SIEM tool.
• Experience consuming and analyzing Cyber Threat Intelligence for actionable takeaways.

Education, Certifications & Licenses

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cyber Security or related field of study from an accredited college / university or requisite years of experience is required.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification.

Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Kraton’s internal talent acquisition team manages our recruiting efforts and from time to time works with pre-selected / pre-approved external staffing agencies.

We do NOT accept unsolicited resumes or candidate referrals from recruiters and / or agencies who are not pre-selected / pre-approved.

Kraton is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.