IT Advisor Cyber Security Operations

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information.

Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated individual to fill the position of Advisor IT Cyber Security within our IT Cyber Security Operations team group based in Houston, Texas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain the SIEM platform, including log ingestion, parsing, normalization, and rule tuning.

• Develop and manage custom analytics rules, dashboards, and alerts to detect and respond to security threats.

• Integrate data sources across on-prem, cloud, and OT environments to ensure comprehensive visibility.

• Monitor system health, performance, and storage utilization of the SIEM infrastructure.

• Collaborate with SOC analysts, incident responders, Security tools SMEs, and threat hunters to enhance detection capabilities.
• Conduct regular reviews of log sources and parsing accuracy to ensure data quality.
• Support compliance and audit requirements by maintaining documentation and reporting capabilities.
• Stay current with emerging threats, SIEM technologies, and best practices.
• Other security-related projects that may be assigned according to skills

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science / related area of study.
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality, professionalism, and ethics.
• 7+ years of experience administering SIEM platforms, with a strong preference for Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong proficiency in KQL, regex, or other query languages used in SIEM platforms, along with experience building custom detection rules and dashboards.
• Experience with log ingestion, parsing, and normalization from diverse sources (Windows, Linux, firewalls, cloud services, OT systems).
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat detection methodologies.
• Understanding of incident response workflows and integration with SOAR tools.
• Experience with cloud-native SIEMs and hybrid environments.
• Knowledge of data governance and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, NIST, ISO/IEC 27001 & 27019).
• Excellent troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Excellent collaboration and project management skills (Waterfall and/or Scrum).
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft SC-200, IBM QRadar Certified Admin, GIAC, CISSP) are a plus.
• Relevant industry experience (OT/ICS) is desired

Relocation will not be provided.

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•  Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or

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