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Associate Director, Information Security

Employer
Parexel
Location
Ireland
Salary
Competitive
Start date
16 Jul 2021
Closing date
15 Aug 2021

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Job Description

Job Purpose:
The Associate Director will be responsible for the Parexel's strategic vision and operational day to day of the Threat and Cyber Incident Response Programs, building a collaborative team, threat hunting, read teaming and focusing on automation and orchestration to detect and respond to threat.

Key Accountabilities:
  • Lead technical investigations of cyber incidents to identify root causes to contain and recover form incidents.
  • Coordinate and facilitates cyber incident management activities and escalation to leadership team
  • Act as the technical subject matter expert for IR related topics during incidents and lead the technical incident response team
  • Focus on enriching events to enable automation and orchestration
  • Design and execute strategic and tactical threat hunts based on threat intelligence
  • Increase visibility, better tool integration, and faster response to detect security threat
  • Oversee and mature the threat management program and develop red team
  • Perform simulated attacks on systems to identify protective and detective gaps in cyber function
  • Orchestrate the design and execution of threat and risk driven read team exercises
  • Stay abreast of current cyber threats, tools, events, vendors and propose enhancements to our security posture where appropriate
  • Provide digital forensics & eDiscovery support
  • Evaluate and recommend new information security technologies and countermeasures against threats to information or privacy
  • Qualifications

    Skills:
  • Extensive hands-on knowledge and experience with SIEM technologies, forensic tools, SOAR, and incident management tools
  • Strong knowledge with commercial or open-source offensive security tools for reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation (e.g. Nmap, Metasploit, Burb Suite, etc.)
  • Understanding of APTs, attributing TTPs, and Cyber-attacks
  • Experience with reverse engineering, machine learning, SOAR and other technologies to detect suspicious and malicious cyber behavior and stop sophisticated threat actors and cyber attacks
  • Extensive knowledge of security tools, Anti-Malware, Advanced Threat Protection Solutions, IPS, IDS, and End Point security
  • Ability to lead a highly skill technical team
  • Experience in large, geographically diverse enterprise networks
  • Solid understanding of MITRE ATT&CK Framework
  • Strong attention to detail in conducting analysis combined with an ability to keep accurate record and documentation in support of their work
  • Ability to articulate and present complex penetration tests and red team exercises and results
  • Strong, proven problem-solving skills and the ability to identify, analyze, resolve problems, and driving solutions through to completion
  • Python scripting is a must
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines


  • Knowledge and Experience:
  • Seven years of work experience in Threat Management and Cyber Incident Response
  • Ability to manage and lead a highly technical team
  • Experience with leading the response to incidents, crises, and investigations with sensitivity, tenacity, and a focus on detail
  • Deep understanding of the enterprise information security discipline, processes, concepts, and best practices
  • Demonstrated consultative approach to driving change and deploying controls.
  • Knowledge of technological trends and developments in the area of information security and risk management
  • High level knowledge of firewalls, anti-virus, intrusion detection/intrusion prevention systems, virtual private networks, remote access systems, network zoning, centralized monitoring, and application scanning
  • Knowledge of information security and risk control frameworks
  • Ability to quickly grasp how new technologies work and how they might be applied to achieve business goals
  • Demonstrate ability to work effectively with a team, in a culturally diverse, matrix management environment
    Experience in working in a global / multi-national and therefore complex environment


  • Education:
  • BS or BA degree preferably in Computer Science or Technology related
  • Relevant Certifications such as GCIH, GCFE, GCFA or GREM, or CISSP are considered a plus

  • Why Work at Parexel

    There are pivotal moments in every career: Sharing new treatments. Improving processes. Delivering life-saving advances. The people who succeed are the ones who make the journey go further and faster every time. What if you had a partner to support you as you reach the next level in your professional path? A partner who believes a collaborative environment is key to achieving your goals? A partner who is dedicated to your health and wellness so you can help make a difference in the lives of millions worldwide?

    That's Parexel. We're a diverse team of professionals focused on one goal: getting treatments into the hands of those who need them most. Working together, the results we bring to our clients and the opportunities we bring to our team get better with every step.

    How can we help you on your journey? Find your path, and learn more on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Glassdoor.

    Company

    Parexel International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, consulting, and medical communications services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, Parexel has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Parexel Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of Parexel, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process.

     

    Mission: Parexel’s mission is to combine the strength of our expertise, experience and innovation to advance the worldwide success of the bio/pharmaceutical and medical device industries in preventing and curing disease.

     

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    +44 1895 238000
    Location
    The Quays
    101-105 Oxford Road
    Uxbridge
    Middx
    UB8 1LZ
    GB

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