[Hiring] Senior Cyber Defense Analyst @Kyndryl

Role Description

Kyndryl’s Security & Resiliency is one of our most critical practices, ensuring enterprises, regardless of their size and complexity, remain secure, available, reliable, and resilient. We take Cybersecurity seriously. We're not just invested; we're committed. We're not just protecting data; we're empowering. Kyndryl is committed to making the world safer, not only by investing in state-of-the-art services and technologies but also by empowering underserved communities with essential cyber skills.

As a Senior Cyber Defense Analyst at Kyndryl, you will play a critical role in protecting customers and Kyndryl environments through:

• Cybersecurity operations
• Incident response
• Digital forensics
• Threat hunting
• Detection engineering
• Security investigations

In this role, you won't just monitor alerts; you'll actively investigate and respond to cyber threats across complex enterprise environments. You will leverage your experience with:

• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms
• Endpoint detection capabilities
• Security telemetry

Your responsibilities include:

• Developing and tuning detections
• Writing and optimizing security queries
• Performing proactive threat hunting
• Conducting detailed investigations into suspicious activity and security incidents
• Collaborating with security professionals across the organization

Qualifications

• Proven experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, threat hunting, or cyber defense roles.
• Hands-on experience managing security incidents through the full investigation lifecycle, from alert triage to remediation and closure.
• Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, Elastic, LogRhythm, or similar technologies.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills with the ability to identify, analyze, and respond to complex cyber threats.
• Experience in detection engineering, including creating, tuning, and optimizing detections and security analytics.
• Experience conducting proactive threat hunting and leveraging threat intelligence to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Knowledge of digital forensics techniques and experience investigating endpoint and/or network-based security incidents.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash is highly desirable.
• Experience with Palo Alto technologies, particularly XDR, is advantageous but not required.

Benefits

• Access to skilling and certification programs needed to excel in Security & Resiliency.
• Support for personal growth and career path development.
• Dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports well-being.
• Be Well programs designed to support financial, mental, physical, and social health.
• Impactful work that powers the systems customers rely on every day.
• Access to cutting-edge learning opportunities, including certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.

Company Description

Kyndryl focuses on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and welcomes people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Employee feedback indicates that a sense of belonging is fundamental to our culture and fuels great experiences for our customers.