Security Analyst, Incident Response

Mylan Inc.

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Security Analyst, Incident Response role will make an impact:

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs, security system logs, and intrusion detection system [IDS] logs, Endpoint Detection and Response systems, and SIEM logs) to identify threats to security.

• Utilize incident handling methodologies and frameworks (e.g. (VERIS, MITRE, NIST, ISF)).

• Coordinate and provide expert technical support and guidance to enterprise-wide cyber security partners to resolve cyber incidents and implement best practices.

• Coordinate with enterprise-wide cyber defense staff to review escalated incidents.

• Assess the effectiveness of security controls for services, applications, and associated processes. 

• Identify, capture, contain, and report on malware.

• Analyze and review anomalous code as malicious or benign.  

• Isolate, analyze, and remove malware.

• Design countermeasures for known and intelligence driven identified security risks and threat actors.

• Collect, process, package, transport, and store electronic evidence to avoid alteration, loss, physical damage, or destruction of data during security incidents.

• Review logs to identify evidence of past intrusions.

• Characterize and analyze logs, alerts, analytics, network traffic, reports, events, trends, threat tactics, business and event triggers, to identify anomalous activity and potential threats.

• Confirm what is known about an intrusion and discover new information, if possible, after identifying intrusion via dynamic analysis.

• Create a forensically sound duplicate of the evidence (i.e., forensic image) that ensures the original evidence is intentionally modified, to use for data recovery and analysis processes. This includes, but is not limited to, hard drives, floppy diskettes, CDs, PDAs, mobile phones, GPS, and all tape formats.

• Provide technical and non-technical summary of incident findings in accordance with established incident response plan.

• Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack.

• Monitor open-source websites and intelligence feeds for hostile content directed towards organizational or partner interests.

• Identify cyber threat tactics and methodologies and integrate them into threat hunting and threat reports.

• Prepare and present incident response briefings.

• Assist with the development and documentation of data standards, policies, and procedures. 

• Ensure that managed security services, products, partners, or other compensating security control technologies reduce identified risk to an acceptable level.

• Ability to function in a collaborative environment, seeking continuous consultation with other analysts and experts—both internal and external to the organization—to leverage analytical and technical expertise.

The minimum qualifications for this role are:

• Bachelor’s degree required; MIS, IT, or Engineering related.

• Must possess knowledge in 1 or more of the following: security operations, incident response, threat hunting, threat intelligence.

• Knowledge of scripting: PowerShell or Python

• Experience utilizing the following Microsoft tooling: Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Power Automate.

• Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in speaking, comprehending, reading, and writing English is required.

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. The salary range for this position is $55,000.00 - $105,000.00 USD.

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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