Consultant, Cyber Operations Professional - CSOC Threat Response

If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results, then Nationwide’s Information Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

Cyber Threat Hunter

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Cyber Threat Hunter to join our dynamic cybersecurity team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating potential cyber threats to ensure the security and integrity of our organization's digital assets. This role requires a deep understanding of advanced security tools and techniques, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with other security teams to enhance our threat intelligence and response capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactive Threat Hunting: Conduct continuous and proactive threat hunting activities to identify and mitigate potential cyber threats before they can impact the organization.

• Incident Analysis and Investigation: Analyze and investigate security incidents using advanced tools and techniques to determine the root cause and extent of the threat.

• Threat Response Initiatives: Develop and implement effective proactive preparation efforts and threat prevention strategies and methodology to enhance our ability to respond and identify threats before they happen

• Collaboration: Collaborate with other security teams to share insights, enhance threat intelligence, and improve overall response capabilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Proven experience in threat hunting, incident analysis, and cybersecurity.

• Proficiency with advanced security tools and techniques.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Preferred Skills:

• Certifications such as GCIH, GCIA and GEIR, or similar.

• Experience with threat intelligence platforms and frameworks.

• Knowledge of current cyber threat landscape and emerging threats.

Compensation grade G5

Job Description Summary

If you’re enthusiastic about delivering secure technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!

As a Cyber Operations professional, you'll be on the front line, protecting Nationwide's members and data! You will be immersed with incident response, cyber strategy and guidance, defense optimization and scanning and exploitation. We'll count on you to provide enterprise services in forensic investigation, attack and penetration, vulnerability scanning and response, cyber defense, security intelligence, security operations and infrastructure risk management.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:   

• Leads or responds to complex cyber incidents using industry recognized methodology, e.g., PICERL (Preparation, Identification, Containment, Eradication, Recovery and Lessons Learned).

• Creates uplift of cyber security detection and alerts for ongoing prevention of threats.

• Applies secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to ensure our data and technology solutions are protected from threats and vulnerabilities.

• Uses an efficiency mindset for incident response to design and implement automation and orchestration for the enrichment and handling of cyber security events.

• Manages and supports vulnerability management via tools, processes, and proactively identifies vulnerabilities in the environment.

• Plans and conducts team activities to enrich detection and prevention controls.

• Plans and delivers proactive cyber activities (purple teaming, threat hunting, red teaming, etc.) with full understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

• Identifies critical log sources and system events used for creation and tuning of cyber security detections.

• Maintains awareness of current cyber threat landscape to perform evaluation, enrichment and dissemination for action to protect Nationwide members and environment.

• Leads and works on initiatives as part of the overall cyber operations strategy.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned. 

 

Reporting Relationships:  Reports to Manager, Risk Leader or above. 

 

Typical Skills and Experiences:   

 

Education: Undergraduate studies in cyber security, management information systems, engineering, math, computer science, data analytics or comparable experience and education strongly preferred. Graduate studies in cyber security, computer science or a related field are a plus. 

 

License/Certification/Designation: Preferred certifications include: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), GIAC Certified Intrusion Handler (GCIH), Digital Forensics Investigation: EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) certification, GIAC Strategic Planning Policy and Leadership (GSTRT), GIAC Security Expert (GSE), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AZ500. 

 

Experience: Typically, six years of experience in technology, with four years in cyber security. Experience using Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems, administration and tools. Successful candidates will also have experience with network configurations, protocols, scripting, web application security, network security, firewalls and network topology from both physical and logical viewpoints, scripting in PowerShell, Python, Bash and Windows Batch. 

 

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Ability to make decisions, recommendations and manage work processes. Aptitude to influence, build partnerships and set priorities. Excellent communication skills to interact with all levels of associates, senior management and/or vendors. Insurance and/or financial services industry knowledge a plus. 

 

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.  

 

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and Human Resource Business Partner. 

 

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates Nationwide Values. 

 

Job Conditions:   

 

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not Eligible) 

 

Working Conditions: Hybrid to normal office environment.  

  

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job.  Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.   

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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