Sr Specialist IT Security-India

Location: On-site or Remote: Hybrid REQ ID: 47905 About Kennametal With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com . Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Job Title: Sr Specialist IT Security – SOC Job Location: Bangalore Global Job purpose The Senior Specialist, SOC conducts essential cyber security incident handling activities for Kennametal. This is accomplished by conducting event and incident analysis and coordinating incident containment and remediation actions. In addition, the Senior Specialist, SOC is instrumental in cyber threat and vulnerability identification, analysis and response coordination. The jobholder will be responsible for interfacing with the Kennametal Managed Security Service Provider to receive alerts and determine appropriate action. This role includes cybersecurity incident response, threat and vulnerability management. Major tasks and responsibilities Serve as a technical resource for cyber security incident handling. Provide qualified guidance on and coordinate execution of identification, analysis, response and monitoring of cyber threat and vulnerabilities. Monitor and consult on technical vulnerability remediation. Incident Management and Monitoring Manage Security incidents. Assist in developing concepts for efficient and effective security response activities. Be a trusted point of contact and expertise for incidents and manage all the incident response activities including escalation to upper management. Note: this role requires some on-call duty Vulnerability Management Analyze and interpret results of vulnerability management activities using standard frameworks (CVSS) Research and investigate new and emerging vulnerabilities, to include 0Day events. Identify and resolve false positive findings in assessment results. Assess compensating controls and validate their effectiveness. Integrate information from disparate sources and create tactical intelligence that is relevant to protecting the business. Threat Management Research and investigate new and emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities through participation in external security communities. Manage the collection, analysis, and dissemination of cybersecurity threat information. Manage relationships with global stakeholders to identify business needs and design appropriate security controls. Analyze and interpret threat information using standard frameworks (Cyber Kill Chain, MITRE ATT&CK framework) Qualifications (Education, skills, experiences) B.S in information assurance (or related field) with minimum of 3 years’ experience Minimum 1 years’ experience on a computer security incident response team or in an incident response role Practical experience with identifying, analyzing, and communicating cyber threat and vulnerability information. Exemplary verbal and written communication skills (English business fluent spoken and written) Demonstrated ability to think strategically and perform detailed, complex analysis and data interpretation. Effective interpersonal skills, out-of-the-box thinking and ability to interface with all levels of staff. Ability to work under pressure and deal with ambiguous situations. Ideal, but not required Experience in a global corporation Experience with incident response across a multi-provider cloud environment Experience with incident management in Microsoft Azure Familiarity with Endpoint Detection and Response technologies (Microsoft Defender ATP, CrowdStrike Falcon) SANS Certified Incident Handler, CERT-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler certification or equivalent Experience applying threat and vulnerability analyses models, including the LM Cyber Kill Chain, the Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis, the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Equal Opportunity Employer Job Segment: Database, Materials Science, Social Media, Engineer, Technology, Science, Engineering, Marketing