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The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.\nYour Team and Role\nAs a Lead in the Cyber Security Operations Center, you will play a key role insecuring the enterprise andadvancingthe maturityof Prudential’s Cyber Defense & Responseorganization.Working with a high degree of independence, you willbe responsible formanaging triage, event handling, and initial threat assessment operations to safeguard the Prudential Financial enterprise.\nIn this role, you will collaborate with stakeholders across the Cyber Defense and Response organization to strengthen team capabilities through data-driven insights, automation, and orchestration. Your expertise and observations will directly contribute to enhancing secure architecture and advancing global cyber resiliency across the enterprise.\nHere is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day :\nProvideshift-level operational leadership,maintainingawareness of activesecurity eventsand emerging threats, while dynamically adjustingresourcesto meet business risk and operational demands.\nCoordinate andoptimizealert intake, triage, and prioritization, ensuringthat alerts are acknowledged and processed withindefinedSLAs\nLead and coordinatesecurityevent escalationactivitiesbyvalidatingall proposed escalations to ensureaccurate,appropriatelyprioritized, and supported bysufficientanalytical contextbefore engaging downstream teams.\nMaintain event handling qualitycontroland documentation standards, ensuring all events are accurately recorded, tracked, and handled consistently.\nDrive continuous improvement ofevent handlingrunbooks, SOPs, and operational processestoidentifygaps,reduceinefficiencies,enhance operations,andadvanceautomation.\nContinuously build technicalexpertiseand stay current on threats, attack methods, and industry trendsto enhance theorganization'scapability.\nProfessionallycommunicate and collaborate with other cybersecurity and IT professionals, as well as business stakeholders, to coordinate responses and implement security improvementsand risk burndown. \nMentor junioranalysts by reviewingtheir work, sharing best practices, and helping them strengthen analytical and reporting skills.\nThe Skills & Expertise You Bring\n5+ years ofexperiencein acybersecurity-focused role with at least 2 years in securityoperations\nStrong knowledge of security event handling processes, detection methodologies, and SOC operations.\nStrong understanding of enterprise technologies including operating systems, networking appliances, identity access management, and cloud/SaaS platforms. \nHands-on experience with SIEM, SOAR, XDR/EDR, IDS/IPS, and other security tools.\nAbility to analyze security data across networks, systems, and applications toidentifyanomalies,validatealerts, and distinguish real threats from false positives.\nExcellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to learn new skills and knowledge on an ongoing basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges.\nAnalytical thinking: The ability to break down complex problems into smaller, more manageable components to identify threats, understand attack patterns, and pinpoint root causes. \nExperience working in Agile or iterative environments.\nTime management and prioritization: The ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize critical incidents over low-priority alerts, and streamline work in a fast-paced environment. \nAbility to effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization \nExperience driving automation and orchestration efforts to improve efficiency. \nRelevant certifications (e.g.,GIACGCIH, GSOC, GCFA, GNFA) are a plus.\nWhat we offer you:\nPrudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $123,700.00 to $204,100.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills.\nMarket competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.\n Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.\n401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%). \nCompany-funded pension plan. \nWellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs. \nWork/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development. \nEducation Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs. \n Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).\nEligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package, visit Work Life Balance | Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.\nPrudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.\nPrudential is an equal opportunity employer. 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