Cyber Incident Handler

Kontoor Brands, Inc.•Bolo, IL

About The Position

Reporting to the Manager of Cyber Defense, the Cyber Incident Handler will be a highly technical individual who will, along with internal and external partners, drive the monitoring, detection and incident management capabilities within Kontoor’s Global Information Security organization. This position will heavily influence the implementation of a forward thinking cyber defense program, including next generation cloud based monitoring solutions; developing threat hunting capabilities within that platform. The Cyber Incident Handler must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. The person in this role must be comfortable working with ambiguity and demonstrate outstanding communication skills.

Requirements

Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
Excellent written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills

Nice To Haves

Intern or similar entry level experience in an IT role desired.
Security certification/accreditation from Offensive Security, ISC2 (CISSP), and/or GIAC are highly desired.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or related field of study, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

Provide Tier 2 support for escalations from an MDR service
Drive improvements to event analysis operations and security automation
Develop threat hunting capabilities and new Use Cases for implementation in the SIEM
Review and take a proactive approach to false positive and work with the various Security teams to tune and provide feedback to improve accuracy of the alerts
Lead small to medium size projects as directed by management