Cyber Threat Detection and Incident Responder

Octapharma

Pharmaceutical Research Industry

Lachen - Schweiz

Senior Specialist / Project Manager

Experteer Overview

In this role you lead Octapharma’s Security Operations Center to protect our global business against evolving cyber threats. You collaborate with internal teams and external partners to detect, investigate, and contain incidents, while driving automation, playbooks, and process improvements. You will guide threat hunting, incident response, and strategic security projects to reduce risk. This position offers the chance to shape our security posture in a mission-driven, collaborative environment.

Compensation / Benefits

market-related salary and benefits package
high level of influence to make a difference
informal organizational culture
skills development and trainings
collaborative work with skilled colleagues
global impact of life-saving medicines

Responsibilities

Detect, monitor, and analyze security events to triage and neutralize threats
Conduct proactive threat hunting to uncover risks before they escalate
Collaborate with IT teams to contain and remediate incidents
Improve SOC tools, procedures, and response capabilities
Enhance SIEM rules and develop playbooks for incident response
Lead training exercises, post-incident reviews, and process improvements
Manage medium to large-scale security projects and support SOC operations
Deputize for other SOC members to ensure operational continuity

Key requirements

Minimum 6 years of relevant cyber security experience
Industry licenses/certifications (Security+/CISSP, GCIA, GSOC, GCDA)
Experience with escalation to incident response and threat intelligence services
Ability to analyze events and translate findings to business context
Strong knowledge of threat landscape, offensive tooling, OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK
Experience analyzing web traffic, network protocols, malware, and security events (Windows/Linux)
Understanding of network security devices and tools (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Antivirus/Endpoint Protection, URL Filtering, DLP, SIEM)
Knowledge of malware behavior and NIST best practices
Logfile correlation and memory analysis

Team leadership Cross-functional collaboration Clear communication SIEM tuning and rule development Threat intelligence integration Threat hunting methodologies

Description

In this role you lead Octapharma’s Security Operations Center to protect our global business against evolving cyber threats. You collaborate…

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