Occidental Petroleum
IT Cyber Security Expert
Houston, Texas, USA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
AzureLinuxCybersecuritySIEMMicrosoft SentinelKQLSOARSOC OperationsDetection EngineeringIncident ResponseComplianceProject ManagementAgileFirewallLeadershipCommunicationCISSP
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Entry-level history0
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Lottery odds40
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About the role
- Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life. The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products. Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa. To learn more, visit Oxy
- Oxy strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.
Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain the Microsoft Sentinel SIEM platform, including log ingestion, ASIM parsing, normalization, and analytical rule tuning.
- Develop and manage custom analytics rules, Workbooks (dashboards), threat hunting queries, and alerts to detect security threats.
- Design, build, and maintain automated workflows and mitigation playbooks using Azure Logic Apps and Sentinel Automation Rules.
- Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, Security tools SMEs, and threat hunters to enhance detection.
- Support compliance and audit requirements by maintaining documentation and reporting capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or a related area of study.
- 7+ years of experience administering enterprise SIEM platforms, with a strong preference for 3+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel.
- Strong proficiency in Kusto Query Language (KQL), regex, or other query languages used in SIEM platforms, along with experience building custom detection rules.
- Experience with log ingestion, parsing, and normalization from diverse sources (Windows, Linux, firewalls, cloud services, and OT systems).
- Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat detection methodologies.
- Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality, professionalism, and ethics.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical threats clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting capabilities and a proven ability to work independently while maintaining standard technical documentation.
- Ability to work dynamically in a collaborative team environment utilizing structured project management frameworks (Waterfall and/or Scrum).
- Knowledge of data governance and regulatory compliance frameworks governing enterprise and industrial environments (e.g., GDPR, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001 & 27019, or IEC 62443).
- Hands-on experience securing Operational Technology (OT/ICS) environments.
- Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees
- Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or
- Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.
Nice to have
- Relevant technical certifications are highly preferred, such as Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200), CISSP, or GIAC (e.g., GCIH, GCIA).
- Relevant technical certifications are highly preferred, such as
Skills
- Oxy produces, markets and transports oil and natural gas to maximize value and provide resources fundamental to life.
- The company leverages its global leadership in carbon management to advance lower-carbon technologies and products.
- Headquartered in Houston, Oxy primarily operates in the United States, Middle East and North Africa.
- To learn more, visit Oxy
Benefits
- Monitor system health, performance, ingestion costs, and storage utilization (retention/archive tiers) of the Log Analytics Workspaces.
Company info
- We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Expert IT Cyber Security within our IT Cyber Security Operations team group based in Houston, Texas.
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