Kyndryl's Security & Resiliency is one of our most critical practices, ensuring enterprises, regardless of their size and complexity, remain secure, available, reliable, and resilient. We take Cybersecurity seriously. We're not just invested; we're committed. We're not just protecting data; we're empowering. Kyndryl is committed to making the world safer, not only by investing in state-of-the-art services and technologies but also by empowering underserved communities with essential cyber skills.

Security Operations and Incident Response is a critical service within Kyndryl, and this Security Consultant role will be reporting to the Global lead for Security Operations Advisory service within the Kyndryl Consult Security & Resiliency Business in a hands-on and customer facing role focused on assess, advise and implement Threat monitoring and detection solutions that will support clients' SOC initiatives.

Your Future at Kyndryl
When you join Kyndryl, you're not just joining a company - you're entering a space of opportunities. Our partnerships with industry alliances and vendors mean you'll have access to skilling and certification programs needed to excel in Security & Resiliency, while simultaneously supporting your personal growth. Whether you envision your career path as a technical leader within cybersecurity or transition into other technical, consulting, or go-to-market roles - we're invested in your journey.

Who You Are

You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or other related fields, from an accredited university. Equivalent professional experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
• 8+ years of security analyst experience, preferably in a managed services environment.
• A minimum of 5 years "hands-on" experience on SOC operations (Standard Operations Procedures, Runbook and Playbooks).
• Experience threat hunting, proactively and iteratively searching to detect advanced threats that evade existing security solutions.
• Expertise in network, host, and cloud-based security, attack techniques, analysis, and investigation
• Strong experience with Operating systems (Windows, Linux and MacOS) & IT Architecture
• Deep understanding of a variety of logs coming from cloud, network or endpoint devices.
• Expert level understanding of advanced attacks and defense techniques.
• Experience in Cloud Security monitoring and in advanced analytics (UEBA)
• Experience with leading security incident response
• Experience with triaging various disparate anomalies to detect meaningful threat scenarios.
• Sound experience on programming languages: Python and/or R. and/or PowerShell
• Experience in REST API interfaces to support data collection or integration.
• Experience with Data monitoring / Data Science
• Strong Understanding of the current cyber threat landscape, the different tactics commonly used by adversaries and how you would investigate, contain and recover against their attacks.
• Deep knowledge in the most common and used frameworks (E.g., NIST CSF, ISO2700x, CMM SOC, etc.)
• English: Fluent
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills and ability to think "out of the box" required.
• Must be able to work independently or with a team, under minimum supervision.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• QRadar or Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel.
• Thorough knowledge of SOAR (Security Orchestration Automation & Response) technologies.
• Thorough knowledge on defining data sources monitoring based on clients' business
• Thorough knowledge on MITRE Frameworks (ATT&CK, D3FEND)
• Familiar with Cyber Kill Chain
• Thorough knowledge on how to operationalize ongoing security configuration governance service using SOC standard methodologies, metrics, KPIs, KRIs, Operational Procedures.

Being You

Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we're not doing it single-handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That's the Kyndryl Way.

What You Can Expect

With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey. Our employee learning programs give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations. At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.

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