Manager, IT Security Engineering

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
 

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
 

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Security Operations Manager to lead and enhance our cybersecurity operations. This role is ideal for a professional with over five years of experience in cybersecurity, risk management, and incident response. The successful candidate will be responsible for orchestrating threat detection, managing security incidents, and driving continuous improvement across our security infrastructure. This position demands strategic thinking, technical acumen, and a collaborative mindset to safeguard the organization’s digital assets and ensure resilience against evolving threats. 

Key Responsibilities

• Work with Security, Risk and Compliance (SRC) stakeholders to determine / define needs and requirements for security capabilities to address business needs and mitigate risk 

• Assist with the installation and configuration of technologies being evaluated and document scoring against defined, proof of concept requirements 

• Perform research on new technologies and capabilities that may be relevant to SRC requirements 

• Document research findings using the Company’s standard templates and present results and recommendations to the SRC leadership team 

• Create documentation including test cases and findings reports for POCs and final project implementations 

• Create and maintain documentation as part of the project lifecycle 

• Assist in formalizing and updating security policies, procedures and technical standards 

• Demonstrate a curiosity in multiple security domains 

• Provide regular metrics, incident trends and risk posture to senior leadership 

• Optimize alerting mechanisms and refine detection logic to improve signal fidelity and reduce noise 

• Managing MSP team members on day-to-day support of security tools 

• Monitoring and working ticket queue for events and incidents 

Technical Skills: 

• Expertise in SIEM and EDR tools, such as Crowdstrike and XSIAM. 

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and popular Linux distributions, including Amazon Linux and RHEL. 

• Experience implementing access controls, configuring encryption standards, and executing incident response procedures. 

• Working knowledge of Cloud technologies and its implementations in AWS and Azure 

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