Lead Cyber Detect & Response Specialist

Position Information

Job Title:

Lead Cyber Detect & Response Specialist Locations:
Rochester, NY or Binghamton, NYSalary Range: $116,640 - $145,800

Schedule:

On Site, 5 days

Description

The Lead Cybersecurity Specialist, Cyber Detection & Response is responsible for the detection and response to security incidents and threats within Avangrid’s Operation Smart Grid (OSG) and other Business Units including Control Systems and Automation, OSG Telecommunications, OSG Infrastructure, OSG AMI, Distributed Automation, Process & Technology, Innovation, Corporate Security, Corporate Risk, Legal, Insurance, Audit, Investment Planning, and Regulatory. This role requires the ability to fully engage in all phases of the incident lifecycle, provide leadership and mentorship of indirect reports, understanding threats and providing oversight mitigations.

Responsibilities Lead the development and deployment of security services and solutions in support of Avangrid’s evolution towards a zero-trust security framework. Assist in establishing a security incident detection and response program for OSG that is well defined, highly available, repeatable, and is constantly measured for Key performance, Key risk, and Key operational level metrics. Identify, respond, and mitigate threats to Avangrid and its affiliated entities.

Conduct incident response activities, including advanced investigation (forensic, malware analyses, root cause analysis etc.) to investigate potential intrusions and develop remediation guidance. Perform the activities necessary for the immediate, short-term rapid resolution of incidents to minimize risk exposure and production down-time. Maintain a professional communicative relationship with clients and management to provide information throughout the incident, problem, and change management cycles.

Coordinate and drive efforts among multiple IT and OT business units during response activities and post-mortem. Proactive monitoring of internal and external-facing environment using specialized security applications. Provide timely, comprehensive, and accurate information to OSG leadership in both written and verbal communication. Proactively research and monitor security-related information sources to aid in the identification of threats to Avangrid networks, systems and Avangrid control systems.

Mentor and develop other staff members on incident response, analysis, and tools. Routinely develop and update incident response playbooks to ensure response activities align with best practices, minimize gaps in response and provide comprehensive mitigation of threats. Participate and develop security incident and penetration testing procedures including penetration testing criteria, performance of testing, and implementation of lessons learned.

Skills and Requirements Education & Experience Required Master’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical related degree with a minimum of 6+ years’ experience in Cybersecurity. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical related degree with a minimum of 8+ years’ experience in Cybersecurity. Associate Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or technical related degree with a minimum of 10+ years’ experience in Cybersecurity.

3+ years of Information Security experience. Hands-on troubleshooting, analysis, and technical expertise to resolve incidents and service requests; previous experience in troubleshooting day-to-day operational processes such as security monitoring, data correlation, security operations, etc. Proven experience performing analysis of security events and incidents, to determine root cause and provide resolution. Strong working knowledge of at least three of the following security tools: host-based…