Cyber Incident Handler

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world’s most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.

Job Posting:

Cyber Incident Handler

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager of Cyber Defense, the Cyber Incident Handler will be a highly technical individual who will, along with internal and external partners, drive the monitoring, detection and incident management capabilities within Kontoor’s Global Information Security organization. This position will heavily influence the implementation of a forward thinking cyber defense program, including next generation cloud based monitoring solutions; developing threat hunting capabilities within that platform.

The Cyber Incident Handler must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. The person in this role must be comfortable working with ambiguity and demonstrate outstanding communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 2 support for escalations from an MDR service
• Drive improvements to event analysis operations and security automation
• Develop threat hunting capabilities and new Use Cases for implementation in the SIEM
• Review and take a proactive approach to false positive and work with the various Security teams to tune and provide feedback to improve accuracy of the alerts
• Lead small to medium size projects as directed by management

Experience

• Intern or similar entry level experience in an IT role desired.

Education

• Security certification/accreditation from Offensive Security, ISC2 (CISSP), and/or GIAC are highly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or related field of study, or equivalent experience

Skills

• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation
• Excellent written, verbal, communication, and presentation skills

Leadership Competencies Expected for this Role

Foundational Leader

Global Agility – Be open and adapt quickly when things change

Purposeful Integrity – Do the right thing, even when no one is watching

Strategic Foresight – Think ahead and plan for what’s coming

Customer Centric Innovation – Find better ways to serve our customers

Urgency for Impact – Act fast and get results that matter

Bold Accountability – Take ownership of your work and results

Empowered Collaboration – Work well with others to get things done

Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. Our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure, and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family’s needs – now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays, and Tuition Reimbursement.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.