Senior Information Security Analyst

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Security Analyst to join our security operations team. This is a hands-on, strategic role that blends technical expertise with a proactive security mindset.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the design, implement and operation of our SIEM/SOC/SOAR tools.
• Lead investigations of complex security incidents and coordinate incident response activities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Threat Prevention, Identity and Access Management (IAM), GRC, and other teams to improve our overall security posture.
• Identify, contain, remediate, and recover from all cybersecurity incidents.
• Conducting in-depth security analyses and proactive threat intelligence analyses.
• Monitoring and tuning security tools for optimal improvement.
• Develop and maintain playbooks, incident response procedures, and documentation.
• Participate in audits and support regulatory/compliance initiatives.
• Prevent data from accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure; adheres to emergency data processing needs.
• Reviews violations of security procedures; provides training to ensure violations do not recur.
• Monitors and restricts access to sensitive, confidential, or other high-security data.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience in Information Security preferred.
• 5 -10 years of experience in computer systems. Specialization in computer security is highly preferred.
• Demonstrate problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM (e.g., Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel), EDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Proficient or able to gain proficiency in several security software applications and tools.
• Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Cloud Security orchestration, advanced, persistent, and targeted threat detection, and investigation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and popular regional language.

Certifications (Preferred but not required):

• CISSP, GIAC (GCIH, GCIA, GCFA), OSCP, or equivalent.

OUR OFFER

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse and secure working environment with the world market leader in the chemical distribution industry and DAX listed company.
• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via your flextime account; Thanks to our company's internal regulation on mobile working, your professional and private life can be combined even better.
• Our personalized onboarding program, guarantees that you will be off to a quick start.
• A competitive remuneration package awaits you.
• Take advantage of our company-sponsored pension scheme.
• Our “House of Elements” offers modern and ergonomic workplaces, an award-winning company restaurant, and a selection of complimentary coffee varieties.
• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers, running groups, and yoga courses, and enjoy 30 relaxing days of holiday per year.
• Stay fit and do your bit for the environment at the same time: Lease your dream bike conveniently via Brenntag.

Brenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. We welcome applications from women, men and non-binary candidates of all ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds.

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