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

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary.

The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View, MN.

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.

We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.  Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute.  We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact.

Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career.  We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare.  Join us for a career in IT that changes lives.  Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture.  Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group!  http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT.

         

         

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

• 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.

• 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 t