Cyber Defense Analyst

Bedrijfsomschrijving

'The people we all rely on to make the world go round - they rely on Thales'. In a fast-changing and increasingly unpredictable world full of opportunities, people come to us with big ambitions - to make your life better and more secure. Our employees, who are part of a unique and varied team with many different fields of expertise and a wide range of talents and cultures, develop and deliver outstanding high-tech solutions. Thales employs 80,000 highly talented people in 68 countries. Two thousand of these are based in the Netherlands. We are one of the largest high-tech employers in the field of security and protection.

We help our customers think smarter and act faster in the fields of transport, defence, aerospace, aviation technology and cyberspace, to manage and control their increasingly complex processes and make the best possible business decisions. This is why we play a leading role in digital transformation, focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & Data Analysis, Connectivity, Mobility, Internet of Things, Cyber Security.

In the Netherlands, we are located in four cities: Huizen, Delft, Eindhoven and Hengelo (head office). Together with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge partners, customers and suppliers, we work on radar systems for seagoing vessels, cyber security solutions, transport systems, communications equipment for land forces, cryogenic cooling solutions, R&D for radar technology (in collaboration with TU Delft), as well as R&D for serious gaming. (in collaboration with the University of Twente).

Thales Cyber Defense

We are an engineering company that for almost a century designs, builds and maintains mission critical information systems for defense, space, aerospace, transport and communications. In these critical areas you can't afford to fail so we always deliver.

Whatever it takes

When an organization engages with us, we will strategize, improve and augment their defenses against any cyber-attack. To keep organizations ready and alert for all threat scenario's we will regularly simulate attacks to build their resilience. We encrypt and safeguard access to mission critical data, we gather threat intelligence and monitor both IT and OT environments to detect attacks timely and then respond decisively. Not only to prevent or minimize the damage but also to help the organization evolve to a higher level of cyber resilience, accelerating digital transformation with trust and confidence.

About the job

You will be part of the Thales Cyber Defense team where you will be the backbone of the Security Operations Centre. You will be performing the following tasks:

• analyzing IT and OT security incidents in the Security Operations Center;
• threat hunting - hunting for attackers in the networks of our customers;
• create IT/OT use-cases - combining your knowledge of IT- and OT-environments to create new methods to detect attackers in the critical environments of our customers;
• providing support and advice to both our customers and junior analysts;
• onboarding new customers - working together with the customer to receive the relevant logs and creating customer specific use-cases.

About you

You have a strong affinity with cybersecurity. You have knowledge of security monitoring tools, network protocols, network analysis tools and operating systems. You follow new cyberattack techniques and are able to create new detection rules to protect our customers.

Ideally you have worked in a Security Operations Center and you understand all the processes and techniques that are used. A bonus would be if you are able to improve the workflow by automating processes and adding new technology to the Security Operations Center.