Ahold Delhaize is one of the world's largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-Commerce. Its family of great, local brands serves more than 50 million customers each week in Europe, the United States and Indonesia. Together, these brands employ more than 420,000 associates in more than 7,000 grocery and specialty stores. Our Global Support Office (GSO) is based in Zaandam in the Netherlands, but GSO associates also work in all the countries we serve. This team supports all our great local brands in finance, HR, IT, legal, communications, sustainable retailing, and other key functions. . 

Defense Operations Analyst

A Defense Operations Analyst is a member of the Threat Defense Operations team, ensures smooth and secure changes, placing a strong focus on the threat defense during the change management process.

About Ahold Delhaize

We’re Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both supermarkets and e-commerce. Together with our 19 strong local retail brands all over the world, we aim to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our customers, our people and the world around us. We offer a highly dynamic, international work environment in which our employees thrive.

Key responsibilities of your role

Your role is highly diverse and encompasses various responsibilities. Here are the key ones:

As the global Lead Threat Protection Lead and part of the global cyber defense team, you will: 

•          Supports development, deployment and maintenance of analytics toolkit (e.g., analytics use cases, playbooks, library of scripts) 

•          Utilizes and develops algorithms to aid in the discovery of unique events to inform monitoring, IR, and Hunt activities

•          Combines, cleans, and normalizes multiple data sources in order to identify patterns and events over a broad spectrum of data

•          Performs data profiling and statistical analysis for machine modeling. Generates predictive modelling and identified non-obvious anomalies

•          Performs hypothesis testing to validate model performance and to confirm or reject hypothesis

•          Applies leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts; contributes to the development of new data model principles and concepts 

What’s in it for you?

Aside from what we ask of you in this role, we also have a great deal to offer you: plenty of growth opportunities and various cross-brand career options; flexible working hours; a hybrid working model (we ask you to spend at least 50% of your working time at the office); and the chance to drive meaningful change on a global scale. You can look forward to a good work-life balance, and the chance to work in an inclusive environment that wholeheartedly encourages growth and welcomes you just the way you are.

Requirements

We think you’ll be best geared for success if you meet the following requirements:

•          Minimum of 5 years of relevant job experience

•          Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

•          Proven experience in overseeing SIEM or other detection tool implementations

•          Extensive experience in planning and implementing advanced detection technologies.

•          Proficiency in advanced security technologies and understanding of their implementation.

•          Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), or other similar certifications would be advantageous.

•          Ability to collaborate in a virtual team  

•          Excellent command of English language, both written and

Apply now!

Are you keen to join the team? Even if you don’t tick all the boxes, but you still believe you have the personality and skills that make you a suitable candidate, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us. Apply now via the button on this page, or feel free to contact Katie Hillman via Katherine.hillman@aholddelaizeusa.com if you have any questions.

At Ahold Delhaize and our local brands, we broadly define diversity as being inclusive of thoughts and skills, generational differences, LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disabilities, nationalities and more, and we accept all people for who they are. As the global Lead Threat Protection Lead and part of the global cyber defense team, you will:  

The GSO sets global strategies frameworks, facilitates the sharing of best practice and encourages economies of scale. Great examples include sharing technology and digital know-how, so we can continue to lead in online and in-store retailing, setting global targets for healthy and sustainable products-including reducing food waste, use of plastics and making our products healthier to use and eat, and championing development for our future leaders-from learning about the digital mindset to leading our stores of the future.

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We are an equal opportunity employer. We comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law.