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** CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES 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. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. + 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. + Develop, 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, forboth 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 + Serve as a technical leader to drive necessary changes and improvement to the incident response team and process + Participate as an incident response commander during major incidents in the organization + Provide incident containment, eradication, and recovery actions in coordination with affected teams. + Guide and mentor junior incident response analysts, providing oversight, training, and support as needed. + Collaborate with internal and external teams, including IT, legal, compliance, and law enforcement, to manage incident response and post-incident activities. + Lead the preparation of incident reports, executive briefings, and documentation, ensuring clear communication of technical findings to non-technical stakeholders. + Engage with external partners, such as vendors, third-party security teams, and industry information-sharing organizations, to stay informed of the latest trends and tactics used by attackers. + Develop and refine incident response procedures, playbooks, and documentation to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the incident response process. + 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 the vulnerability management team to review the latest vulnerability assessments. Discuss findings and recommend prioritization based on threat intelligence and potential impact on the organization. + Participate in on-call rotation for full coverage of incident response activities + Work effectively with third part SOC partners + Respond to potential incidents associated reputational risk associated with malicious domains + Effectively investigate organizational incidents such as account takeovers, zero-day attacks, phishing campaigns + Work with security awareness team and threat intelligence teams to provide develop organizational training + Partner with internal and external teams. Ability to negotiate with others to reach understanding or agreement. + Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practicable,and consistent with organization objectives. + Work on developing or refining threat models for the organization. This involves mapping out potential attack vectors, assessing the organization’s defenses, and recommending improvements based on intelligence findings. + Contribute to creating training materials for employees on current cyber threats and best practices for maintaining security hygiene. Plan upcoming awareness sessions to educate staff about recognizing phishing attempts and other social engineering tactics. + Collect logs from various sources, such as SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, firewalls, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. + Foster a positive, engaging and challenging team-focused ‘global’ work environment to ensure high productivity, employee engagement, and optimal performance. + Proactively engage with Medtronic business and Global IT partners to identify and define opportunities where the application of information technology can advance the strategic goals and objectives of Medtronic. + Act as role model by “living” and demonstrating the Medtronic **EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:** + **Bachelor’s degree** YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: + **8+ years of Information Security Experience +** **Bachelor’** s **Degree** SPECIALIZED SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE: + Expert in a global enterprise on a defined cyber security team + Expertparticipating in incident response events and response + Expertbriefing leadership and speaking to the organization broadly + Expertidentifying key threats and vulnerabilities and reporting them out to the organization + Familiarity with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, Diamond Model, or Cyber Kill Chain, which help in understanding and categorizing threats + Basic understanding of reverse engineering and static/dynamic analysis of malware to identify behaviors and capabilities. + Skills in evaluating risks and vulnerabilities to help prioritize threats based on potential impact and likelihood.Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and the specific threats associated with cloud security. + Understanding of social engineering tactics to help recognize and counteract human-targeted threats. **Physical Job Requirements** The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.  **Benefits & Compensation** **Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package** A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). **About Medtronic** We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here (http://www.medtronic.com) We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. **We change lives** . Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. That’s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. **We build extraordinary solutions as one team** . With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. **This life-changing career is yours to engineer** . By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you will… + **Build** a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world + **Grow** a career reflective of your passion and abilities + **Connect** to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life-long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: **Experiences that put people first** . Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career-building resources you need. **Life-transforming technologies** . No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. **Better outcomes for our world** . Here, it’s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. **Insight-driven care** . Fresh viewpoints. Cutting-edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare setting is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. 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