InfoSec Cyber Security Analyst

Duties and Responsibilities

This job position will be located in MX and will be responsible for supporting the Nissan Americas region with cybersecurity responsibility for the US/Canada, Mexico, and LATAM.  The position will be based in Mexico City.

Monitoring

• Detect and respond to emerging threats such as APT and other forms of targeted attacks.  Triage user reported phishing and malware emails.  Investigate security alerts from various sources including Security Information and Event Management Systems (SIEM). Identify activity trends indicating a potential attack or intrusion. Correlates actionable security events from various sources including Security Information Management System (SIEM) data and develops unique correlation techniques.  Develop indicators of compromise (IOCs) from detected threats.

Incident response

• Perform analysis of assets and incident handling tasks to support Incident Response.

Threat intelligence

• Provide situational awareness on the current threat landscape and the techniques, tactics and procedures associated with specific threats.

Reporting & communication

• Engage with users and Information Systems to resolve issues in a positive manner.  Develop reports and communicate Information Security team results with representatives of business units, technology specialists, and vendors.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors in a relevant field or equivalent years of experience

Specialized Knowledge

• Security Monitoring

• Email and Malware Analysis

• Threat Hunting / Threat Intelligence

• Triaging Alerts from Security Information and Event Management Systems (SIEM) & Managed Detection Services

Skills

• Written Communication-write professionally and with correct grammar, expressing yourself in email, memos, and presentations.

• Public Speaking-know how to speak publicly, enunciate your words, and concisely communicating your ideas and able to address subordinates, peers, and executives at the right level.

• Customer Service-able to build relationships with subordinates, peers, and executives throughout the organization. Ability to manage and meet expectations of subordinates, peers, and executives throughout the organization.

• Collaboration-Ability to work well with others, work collaboratively on projects and incorporate multiple points of views into projects and tasks.

Leadership Skills

• Thought Leadership-Driven to make the organization the ‘best in class’s through constant research, learning, and innovation. Thinks and acts strategically instead of tactically within their department.

• Attitude-Consistently keeps themselves energized, even in the face of challenges, and energizes others. When faced with difficulties, they stay motivated, positive, optimistic, & solutions focused.

• Delegation-Doesn’t assume they know everything or have all the answers; desire to learn from others. Assigns individual contributor tasks to individual contributors. Manages and monitors those tasks to completion.

• Communication & Transparency-Communicate honestly by telling the truth and letting people know where you stand. Avoids management chain surprises.

• Persuader-Leads courageously in conversation, confronting issues, not people. Persuades others instead of provoking escalation.

• Authority-Takes difficult & tough issues head on, even the difficult or “undiscussable” issues.

• Performance & Accountability-Meets or exceeds the department’s aggressive goals. Holds self-accountable first, & others second; takes responsibility for results, good & bad.

• Frugal-Implements actions that reduce overall department cost through innovation, process redesign, & creative solutions.

• Organized-Department tasks and activities are well organized, managed to a plan, and tracked on a pre-defined basis. Efficiently & effectively manages resources to maximize results.

• Prioritization-Reviews department tasks on a regular basis and ensures they are prioritized to maximize the business value.

Other Characteristics (e.g. personal characteristics)

• Self-motivated ability to get yourself going and take charge of what’s next for you. At times will need to work with limited supervision.

• Integrity-you will hold yourself to the highest ethical standards and comply with all company policies, laws, and regulations. You will make management aware when you observe violations of company policy, law, or regulations.

Professional Certifications (Preferred)

• SANS (GREM, GCIA, GCIH)

• CompTIA (Security+, CySA+)

• Any relevant InfoSec certifications or training

Relevant Work Experience

• Enterprise level experience in a SOC with some Incident Analysis and Incident Response experience

• Incident Containment and Reporting

Welcome to an open lane of possibility. Drive your career forward and join the company leading the technology and business evolution of the automotive industry by applying today.