Lead Cyber Defense Analyst Remote

As a Cyber Defense Lead you will join Experians Cyber Fusion Center performing in-depth analysis evaluation and response to security threats. The team provides global 24x7 security operations and monitoring for cybersecurity events affecting Experian. It is the first line of defense in Experians broader incident response and incident management responsibilities. The team receives and triages cybersecurity alerts including being the dedicated contact for potential security incidents reported by users (e.g. Experian employees). You will report into the Sr. Manager of SecOps and Threat Detection.

Youll have opportunity to:

• Monitor the daily operations of the team being the primary liaison between analysts and leadership
• Provide advanced support and act as a designated contact for the Cyber Defense Analysts (e.g. consulting on investigation / analysis)
• Oversee response activities for security events and alerts associated with cyber threats intrusions or compromises
• Use investigative experience and technical skills to analyze events using security tooling and logging (e.g. SIEM EDR) and assess potential risk
• Monitor for anomalous changes in metrics notable open incidents quality concerns or observed risks
• Complete assigned caseload throughout the incident response lifecycle including analysis containment eradication recovery and lessons learned
• Ensure incident updates are performed documented and that case hand-off processes are completed
• Be a mentor to Cyber Defense Analysts providing feedback on the quality of work to analyst(s) and management
• Lead the development of relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and training materials
• Collaborate with the Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and content development teams (Threat Detection Engineering) on use case developments

Qualifications :

• 5 years of information security experience working within a Security Operations Center or Cyber Security Incident Response Teams; at least 1 of which ideally includes experience as a team lead
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Information Systems Information Security or a related field.
• History of interpreting device and application logs from a variety of sources (e.g. Firewalls Proxies System Logs Splunk) to identify cause
• 1 professional certifications related to Digital Forensics Incident Response or Ethical Hacking(e.g. GCIH GMON GSOC CEH GCFA ENCE)
• Information security management certifications (CISSP CISM)
• Knowledge of the Incident Response Life Cycle MITRE ATT&CK Framework and Cyber Kill Chain
• Understanding of common Operating Systems (Windows Linux Mac OS) Networking (Firewalls Proxies NetFlow) Cloud Infrastructure (AWS Azure GCP) and Security Technologies (Anti-Virus Intrusion Prevention Web Application Firewalls)
• Experience with Security Monitoring applications such as SIEM (e.g. QRadar Splunk) EDR (e.g. CrowdStrike Falcon Microsoft Defender)
• Experience with SOAR technologies such as Palo Alto XSOAR and Google SecOps (Chronicle)
• Security analysis and architecture knowledge using tools including Defender for Cloud GuardDuty CloudTrail or CloudWatch.
• Record of improving the way work is performed originating action and ideas to lead enhancements to existing processes.
• Abvailable to work outside of normal work hours to respond to cybersecurity incidents

Additional Information :

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical dental vision and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment ability to work remote hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off vacation sick and 12-paid holidays
• Explore all our exciting benefits here: Experian our people and culture set us apart. Were deeply committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong and can excel. From inclusion and authenticity to work/life balance development wellness collaboration and recognition we focus on what truly matters. Our people-first approach has earned us global recognition: Worlds Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25) Great Place To Work 2025 in 26 countries and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 among others.

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  Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills experience and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.

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  Remote Work :

  Yes

  
  

  Employment Type :

  Full-time