Sr. Spec. DDIT ISC CSOC Engineering

Summary Location: Prague, Czech Republic; Barcelona, Spain (12 days/month in office) Internal job title: Sr. Specialist DDIT ISC CSOC Engineering The role is based in Prague. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you. About The Role This role will be an integral part of the Novartis Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC). The CSOC is an advanced global team passionate about the active defense against the most sophisticated cyber threats and attacks. By leveraging various tools and resources, the CSOC Engineer will help to proactively detect, investigate, and mitigate both emerging and persistent threats that pose a risk to Novartis' networks, systems, users, and applications. The Sr. Specialist SOC Engineering (Sentinel, Cribl, SIEM) will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and managing dataflow pipelines and integrating them with SIEM platforms such as Sentinel, playing a pivotal role in ensuring the proactive defence of Novartis' critical assets, systems, and infrastructure against the ever‑evolving landscape of cyber threats. Please note, this role will require flexibility to provide on‑call support on a rotational basis, including weekends, to ensure system stability and incident response readiness. Key Responsibilities Evaluate and onboard new data sources, performing data analysis to identify anomalies and trends, and developing dashboards and visualizations for data reporting; troubleshoot and provide support for onboarding issues with platforms like Sentinel and Cribl. Collaborate with CSOC engineers, Threat Hunters, and CSOC Analysts to gather requirements and develop solutions, working with cross‑functional teams to understand risks and develop effective detection strategies that align with organizational security goals. Validate and ensure proper configuration and implementation of new logics with security system and application owners; perform data normalization, establish datasets, and develop data models; manage backlog of customer requests for onboarding new data sources. Detect and resolve issues in various data sources, implementing health monitoring for data sources and feeds. Provide 24x7 on‑call support on a rotational basis, including weekends, to ensure system stability and incident response readiness. Content Development and Automation Design and create security detection rules, alerts, and Use Cases utilizing platforms such as SIEM, DLP, EDR, and WAF. Develop robust detection mechanisms to identify and respond to potential security threats across various security technologies. Regularly review and enhance existing detection rules and Use Cases to ensure their effectiveness and alignment with emerging threats and vulnerabilities. Automation for CSOC Engineering workload. Essential Requirements University level education or comparable experience in a business, technical, or scientific area. 3‑5 years experience in the field, with good general security knowledge. Strong expertise in Sentinel and direct experience managing data ingestion pipelines through Cribl. Hands‑on experience and knowledge of security tools (DLP, XDR, SIEM, Firewalls) and experience in security engineering tasks such as SIEM alert creation and SOAR playbook development. Experience in IT administration with broad and in‑depth technical, analytical, and conceptual skills, and exceptional understanding and knowledge of general IT infrastructure technology and systems. Experience in configuring data collection endpoints, connectors, and parsers. Good knowledge of collectors/forwarder components, integrating security tools using API, syslog, cloud, etc. Experience in scripting and automation for security tools, with development experience in Python (SDKs). Excellent communication and collaborative skills cross‑functionally and in global teams, with good experience in reporting to and communicating with senior level management on incident response topics. Desirable Requirements Advanced training/certification on security tools like Sentinel, XDR, DLP. SANS certifications (for security analyst/SIEM). Cloud Security Engineering certification (Azure/AWS). Knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework is beneficial. Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. You’ll Receive (CZ Only) Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary. Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis). 5‑week holiday per year (1 week above the Labour Law requirement). 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report. Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year. Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company). MultiSport Card. Why Novartis Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. 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