Cyber Security Incident Response Specialist

Cyber Security Incident Response Specialist
- Opportunity to **be a part of the Information Technology Risk Management and Security’s Cyber Fusion Center in Singapore**:

- **Based in Singapore,** the regional hub for Asia Pacific (AP) and top-ranked biopharmaceutical company on The Straits Times and Statista’s list of Best Employers in Singapore for two consecutive years (2020, 2021).
- Join the **premier biopharmaceutical company **that has been in Singapore for more than** 25 years and in AP for over 60 years.**

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**

As part of the Information Technology Risk Management and Security’s Cyber Fusion Center, we are looking for a new member of our Digital Forensics and Incident Response team.
**Primary Responsibilities**
- Lead and support our company's cybersecurity Digital Forensics and Incident Response functions.
- Act as incident commander for critical and high severity information security incidents.
- Ensure timely response to security incidents, root cause analysis, and closure of incidents.
- Conduct malware reverse engineering and produce malware analysis report.
- Perform computer and mobile forensics investigations in the region.
- Improve incident response processes and procedures.
- Make recommendations to strengthen company's cybersecurity posture.
- Mentor junior analysts and interns.

**WHAT YOU MUST HAVE**

To be successful in this role, you will have:
**Education Minimum Requirement**:
BS in Information Security, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

Required Experience and Skills:

- At least 5 years of experience in digital forensics and/or incident response.
- SANS/GIAC (GCIH, GCFA, GREM), CREST certifications or equivalent.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

- Previous experience in Pharmaceutical or Healthcare industry.
- Experience in cloud-based incident handling (preferably AWS)
- Firm understanding of cloud architecture and Data Loss Prevention

Our Support Functions deliver services and makes recommendations about ways to enhance our workplace and the experience of working at our organization. Our Support Functions include HR, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Procurement, Administration, Facilities and Security.

**WHO WE ARE**

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

**WHAT WE LOOK FOR**

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us — and start making your impact today.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular**Relocation**:
No relocation**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
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**Requisition ID**:R178053