Perdue Farms is a family-owned food and agriculture company now in its second century of growth and innovation. We were founded on trust—a value that carries through everything we do. Perdue Foods is a leader in Premium Proteins and Perdue AgriBusiness ranks among the top US grain companies.

　　Summary

　　Perdue Farms is looking for a Senior Cyber Security Analyst to enhance our technical capabilities for identification, prevention, detection, and response to cyber security threats utilizing an array of technologies, such as SIEM, EDR/NDR, IDS/IPS, etc. As part of the cyber security operations team you will lead investigations, tabletop exercises, e-discovery/forensics, technology enhancements, threat hunting, and coordinating with partners to execute web application assessments and penetration testing.

　　Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

　　Manage and oversee Perdue’s SIEM technology and Managed Security Services providers (MSSP) to detect and respond security to events and alerts.

　　Operate and oversee the vulnerability and threat management program across the Perdue landscape while engaging with multiple teams to ensure a secure risk posture.

　　Lead Perdue’s Incident Response program, including incident response playbooks, tabletop exercises and managing third party IR firms.

　　Provide technical guidance on how to investigate and respond to security events and lead information security incident response efforts.

　　Engage partners for routine execution of Penetration Testing, Red Team Engagement, Security and Web Application Assessments

　　Oversee the deployment and management of our Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and (NDR) network response technologies.

　　Be a leader in the expansion and growth of the information security monitoring capability within the information security program; drive the integration of new products and services.

　　Perform incident response and investigations as part of the computer security incident response team (CSIRT) and participate in on-call rotation

　　Work with Legal Counsel in supporting Forensics and eDiscovery request.

　　Monitor system logs and network traffic for unusual or suspicious activity. Interpret such activity and make recommendations for resolution.

　　Minimum Education

　　A bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Cyber Security, Computer Science or related discipline is preferred, however, equivalent years of experience may be considered in lieu of educational requirements.

　　Preferred Certifications: CISSP, CISM. Additional Certifications considered, GCIA, GCIH, GISP, CEH

　　Experience Requirements

　　​​​​​​Minimum 5 years’ experience in Information Security including a combination of the following:

　　Overseeing Security Information and Event (SIEM) technologies.

　　Running and leading incident response, including playbooks, tabletops, IR vendors and responding to security events.

　　Leading and remediating operating system and application vulnerabilities.

　　Experience analyzing log sources originating from security and networking devices such as firewalls, routers, proxy, anti-virus products, and operating systems required.

　　Experience HIDS/NIDS, SIEM, anti-virus, packet capture tools, host-based analysis technologies in a security analyst capacity

　　Advanced knowledge of managing or supporting endpoint detection and response (EDR) or related technologies.

　　Advanced knowledge regarding the administration, use, securing and exploitation of common operating systems.

　　Knowledgeable of computer forensic analysis, data recovery, and eDiscovery.

　　Knowledgeable of security frameworks and standards, NIST CFS, ISO 27000, CIS.

　　Strong verbal and written communication skills.

　　Good team player with excellent interpersonal skills, self-confident, motivated, and capable of working with limited supervision.

　　Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to enable effective security incident and problem resolution.

　　Proven ability to work under stress in emergencies, with the flexibility to handle multiple high-pressure situations simultaneously.

　　Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

　　The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following:

　　Ability to work in an open-partitioned cubicle environment.

　　Ability to communicate via telephone.

　　Ability to support off-hours for problems and staffing coverage.

　　Ability to operate a computer terminal and a workstation, using keyboard, mouse and reading a monitor.

　　Ability to remain stationary for up to 7.5 hours a day or more.

　　Ability to travel, possibly overnight, to any customer area, which could be any Perdue facility or to a remote site for disaster recovery or training.

　　Ability to carry or transport hardware/software up to 30 lbs. Must be able to implement hardware.

　　Ability to climb stairs/ladder, work in parts of the building/facility which house the wiring infrastructure to review, test or implement computer products/services..

　　Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.