Sr. Incident Response Analyst

The Role: 
As a Sr. Incident Response Analyst, you will serve as a technical subject matter expert and leader in our Incident Response team. You will lead as an incident commander, orchestrating the response to complex security threats and enhancing our incident management framework. You will also be responsible for managing investigations sourced from various sources, such as threat intelligence. 

Your role is pivotal in making critical decisions, refining IR processes, and communicating with stakeholders at all levels, including the C-Suite. Leveraging your extensive expertise, you will drive initiatives that bolster our cybersecurity defenses and foster a culture of continuous improvement and resilience.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate closely with the Senior Director of Security Operations, Attack & Response to support key IR initiatives and contribute to the strategic direction of the security operations team.

• Depending on the focus area:

• Technical Focus: Lead and execute technical incident response activities, including triage, containment, eradication, and recovery from security events. Enhance in-house technical capabilities and contribute to the continuous improvement of the IR function.

• Process Development Focus: Design, refine, and document IR processes, playbooks, and runbooks. Standardize response procedures and integrate best practices to optimize the incident management lifecycle.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in your area of focus, providing guidance and mentorship to IR analysts and contributing to their professional development.

• Engage with cross-functional teams to define objectives, drive progress, and achieve impactful outcomes in cybersecurity efforts.

• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarks to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the IR team and processes.

• Manage partnerships with security vendors, including negotiating contracts, establishing KPIs, and ensuring cost-effective solutions.

• Maintain and enhance internal security knowledge management practices to support the ongoing development of the IR team's capabilities.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a solid background in incident response (IR) or a closely related field such as Threat Intelligence, Red Team operations, or Digital Forensics.

• Ability to act decisively and effectively in ambiguous and high-pressure situations.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.

• Excellent communication skills, with the capacity to convey complex security topics to a broad audience, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Familiarity with technology change management, project management, and business process management principles.

• Strong organizational and planning skills, capable of juggling multiple projects and priorities efficiently.

• The candidates for this position will be evaluated on one of two focus areas, based on their career trajectory: technical and process.

• Technical Focus: 

• Demonstrated expertise in managing and resolving complex security incidents, with a comprehensive understanding of the current cybersecurity threats and landscape.

• Experience in script development. Whether to validate security vulnerabilities are exploitable or automating Incident Response processes, the ability to develop code on the fly is critical to success in this role. 

• Experience with Incident Response tools such as CrowdStrike and Splunk, etc.

• Knowledge of network protocols, understanding of how systems and networks are compromised from a deep technical level

• Process Focus: 

• Demonstrated expertise in managing and resolving complex security incidents, with a comprehensive understanding of the current cybersecurity threats and landscape. 

• Proven experience in developing and enhancing IR processes, playbooks, and runbooks, with an emphasis on operational efficiency and adherence to industry best practices.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutorin