With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions.
Customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency.
Every day approximately 8,600 employees are helping customers in more than 60 countries stay competitive.
Kennametal generated nearly $1.8 billion in revenues in fiscal 2021.IT Security Senior AnalystThe Senior Analyst IT Security / SOC (Security Operations Center) conducts essential cyber security incident handling activities for Kennametal.
This is accomplished by conducting event and incident analysis and coordinating incident containment and remediation actions.
In addition, the SOC Team Member is instrumental in cyber threat and vulnerability identification, analysis and response coordination.
The jobholder will be responsible for interfacing with the Kennametal Managed Security Service Provider to receive alerts and determine appropriate action.
This role includes cybersecurity incident response, threat and vulnerability management.
We offer a remote working contract in Spain.Major tasks and responsibilitiesServe as a technical resource for cyber security incident handling.Provide qualified guidance on and coordinate execution of identification, analysis, response and monitoring of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.Monitor and consult on technical vulnerability remediation.Incident Management and MonitoringManage security incidents.Assist in developing concepts for efficient and effective security response activities.Be a trusted point of contact and expertise for incidents and manage all the incident response activities including escalation to upper management.Provide qualified guidance on SOC alerting conditions and necessary data sources.Note: this role requires some on-call duty.Vulnerability ManagementAnalyze and interpret results of vulnerability management activities using standard frameworks (CVSS).Research and investigate new and emerging vulnerabilities, to include 0Day events.Identify and resolve false positive findings in assessment results.Assess compensating controls and validate their effectiveness.Partner with stakeholders to streamline, standardize and document vulnerability remediation procedures.Monitor vulnerability remediation activities.Integrate information from disparate sources and create tactical intelligence that is relevant to protecting the business.Threat ManagementResearch and investigate new and emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities through participation in external security communities.Manage the collection, analysis, and dissemination of cybersecurity threat information.Manage relationships with global stakeholders to identify business needs and design appropriate security controls.Analyze and interpret threat information using standard frameworks (Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATTCK framework).Generate timely business cyber threat intelligence assessment reports to business owners and management stakeholders.Generate timely technical cyber threat intelligence assessment reports to IT management and stakeholders.Other Areas of EffortSupport the achievement of the Global IT Strategy.RequirementsMinimum 3 years' experience on a computer security incident response team or in an incident response role is crucial.B.S in information assurance (or related field) with minimum of 6 years' total experience.Practical experience with identifying, analyzing, and communicating cyber threat and vulnerability information.Exemplary verbal and written communication skills (English business fluent spoken and written).Demonstrated ability to think strategically and perform detailed, complex analysis and data interpretation.Effective interpersonal skills, out-of-the-box thinking and ability to interface with all levels of staff.Ability to work under pressure and deal with ambiguous situations.Ideal, but not requiredExperience in a global corporation.Experience with Microsoft Azure (in incident management).Familiarity with Endpoint Detection and Response technologies (Microsoft Defender ATP, CrowdStrike Falcon).SANS Certified Incident Handler, CERT-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler certification or equivalent.Equal Opportunity Employer #J-18808-Ljbffr