Occidental Petroleum - Houston, TX
posted 2 months ago
Occidental is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our IT Cyber Security Operations team as an Analyst IT Cyber Security, based in Houston, Texas. In this role, you will be responsible for conducting cyber security investigations triggered by security events and threats, including scans, man-in-the-middle attacks, sniffing, and denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. You will also investigate possible abnormal activities such as worms, Trojans, and viruses. Your expertise will be crucial in performing cyber incident triage, containment, mitigation, scoping, hunting, collection, processing, analysis, remediation, and after-action reporting and documentation as part of our threat monitoring, detection, and incident response efforts. You will analyze logs and other related data from various systems to identify signs of breaches or security incidents. Operating security tooling, including but not limited to a Security Information Event Management (SIEM) platform, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Email Security, will be a key part of your responsibilities. You will work closely with SIEM and EDR Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to enhance monitoring and detection capabilities. Additionally, you may be assigned other security-related projects based on your skills and expertise. This position requires a strong commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and ethics, as you will be working with sensitive information. You will also need to demonstrate excellent collaboration and project management skills, whether using Waterfall or Scrum methodologies. Your ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences will be essential for success in this role.