Principal Cybersecurity Specialist

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world. A Day in the Life We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Defense Specialist to join our dynamic cyber security team. In this role, you will be responsible for identifying, analyzing, and mitigating cyber threats to protect our organization’s assets and data. You will leverage your expertise in incident response to enhance our security posture and ensure the organization is well-prepared to respond to evolving threats. Key activities include: Incident Response: Active incident response team member responsible for investigating and closing out security incidents. Reporting: Create and present reports, dashboards, and briefings to stakeholders at various levels within the organization. Threat Analysis: Monitor and analyze cyber threats and vulnerabilities from various sources, including open-source intelligence, industry reports, and dark web forums. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Monitor security alerts and identify potential incidents in real time from various sources (SIEM, intrusion detection systems) Participate in the full incident Response lifecycle.  Perform investigations on complex information security incidents, including determining root cause and lessons learned. Develop, implement, and review processes, procedures, and playbooks for Security Incident Response and Security Incident Triage functions. Apply Security Incident Response log analysis and forensic techniques (i.e. forensic timelining) on events and artifacts. Participate in the development of custom detection rules, partnering with the Anomaly Detection Program Manager, for both common and targeted threats. Provide support during post-incident reviews and help identify areas for process improvement. Stay current on the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and trends Participate in incident response training and tabletop exercises to enhance skills and readiness Analyze the collected data to identify trends, patterns, and potential threats specific to the organization. Create a summary report outlining actionable insights and recommended mitigation strategies for the security team and key stakeholders. Meet with other incident response team to provide intelligence support for ongoing investigations. Share insights about threat actors, their methodologies, and potential indicators of compromise (IOCs) relevant to the current incidents Collaborate with the vulnerability management team to review the latest vulnerability assessments. Discuss findings and recommend prioritization based on threat intelligence and potential impact on the organization. Participate in on-call rotation for full coverage of incident response activities Work effectively with third part SOC partners Respond to potential incidents associated reputational risk associated with malicious domains Effectively investigate organizational incidents such as account takeovers, zero-day attacks, phishing campaigns Work with security awareness team and threat intelligence teams to provide develop organizational training Document processes and playbooks Partner with internal and external teams. Ability to negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement. Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. Work on developing or refining threat models for the organization. This involves mapping out potential attack vectors, assessing the organization’s defenses, and recommending improvements based on intelligence findings. Contribute to creating training materials for employees on current cyber threats and best practices for maintaining security hygiene. Plan ... (truncated, view full listing at source)