Incident Response Consultant As an Incident Response Consultant, you will provide industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. You will help organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce the overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. You will be able to resolve security incidents quickly, effectively and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management. In this role, you will work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with internal and customer teams to investigate and contain incidents.
Recognize and codify attacker Tools, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations.
Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.
Note:
By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: In-office locations: Reston, VA, USA; New York, NY, USA. Remote location(s): Georgia, USA; Massachusetts, USA; New York, USA; Virginia, USA.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.5 years of experience working end to end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics. Ability to travel up to 30%.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience managing enterprise systems or networks.
Experience conducting threat hunting in various environments.
Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
Ability to quickly learn and use a new technology stack or platform.
Proficient with commercial and open source forensics suites such as XWays and TSK.
