Cyber Threat Detection and Incident Responder

Cyber Threat Detection and Incident Responder

Job ID : 61231 Location :

Lachen, CH

Job Level : Professionals Job Category : IT Employment Type : Permanent position Career Level :

Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people’s lives better. Headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing medicines sourced from human plasma and human cell lines. We are a privately-owned company, where the warmth of family meets the scale of a global organisation.

Join us in shaping our vision to provide new health solutions advancing human life.

Join Octapharma’s Cyber Security Operations team (SOC) and take a leading role in safeguarding our global business. As the Group Lead Expert for Security Operations , you will work closely with internal teams and external security partners to protect Octapharma, its key stakeholders, and partners from evolving cyber threats.

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Detect, monitor, analyze, and investigate security events and alerts to identify, triage, and neutralize threats.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to uncover potential risks before they escalate.
• Collaborate with corporate and local IT teams to contain and remediate incidents effectively.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of SOC tools, procedures, and response capabilities.
• Enhance SIEM rules and develop playbooks to strengthen our incident response processes.
• Lead training exercises, post-incident reviews, and process improvement initiatives.
• Manage medium to large-scale security projects, and support operational tasks across the SOC.
• Deputize for other SOC members when required, ensuring seamless operational continuity.

Your expertise and ideal skill set

The Cyber Security team wish to welcome an aspiring candidate as part of our small team to make a positive impact on our expanded goals in our Security Operations Centre.

Thrive with us

It´s in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.  Please apply in English.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Mrs. Claudia Vignau

Octapharma AG

Seidenstrasse 2, 8853 Lachen

T : +41 55 451 21 35

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About Octapharma

Octapharma is one of the largest human protein manufacturers in the world, developing and producing human proteins from human plasma and human cell lines. We employ more than 11,000 people worldwide to support the treatment of patients in 120 countries with products across three therapeutic areas : Immunotherapy, Haematology and Critical Care. With seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden, Octapharma also operates over 195 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.