Security Operations Analyst

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will be responsible for the initial response to security events and incidents within a 24/7 Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC). This role involves following established procedures to investigate security events, providing feedback to improve processes, and assisting in the incident response lifecycle. Additionally, the associate will participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and correlate security alerts across platforms.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Follow established procedures to investigate and respond to security events and incidents.

• Provide feedback to senior analysts to improve, review, and optimize existing procedures and documentation.

• Correlate security alerts from various platforms based on common elements.

• Participate in and lead CSOC Tier 1 knowledge-sharing and learning sessions.

• Assist incident responders in coordinating the response, containment, eradication, recovery, and lessons learned phases of the incident response lifecycle.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 0 to 3 years of Security Operations or related field experience OR

Diploma and 4 to 7 years of Security Operations or related field experience

Must-Have Skills:

• Solid understanding of security technologies and their core functionality

• Experience in analyzing cybersecurity threats with up-to-date knowledge of attack vectors and the cyber threat landscape.

• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and solve problems efficiently in a diverse, global team environment.

• Good knowledge of Windows and/or Linux systems.

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Familiarity with CSOC operations and incident response procedures.

• Experience with security alert correlation across different platforms.

Professional Certifications:

• CompTIA Security+ (preferred)

• CEH (preferred)

• GSEC (preferred)

• MTA Security Fundamentals (preferred)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, especially when working with global teams.

• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks in high-pressure situations.

• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in cybersecurity contexts.

• A commitment to continuous learning and knowledge sharing.

Equal opportunity statement

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.