Principal Incident Response Consultant (Remote - Northeast Region US)

24 Sep 2024

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Job Description

Mandiantis a recognized leader in cyber security expertise and has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that FireEye knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.Mandiant Consulting Services provides industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with hands-on tactical support. Mandiant helps organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. Our world class incident responders are able to resolve security incidents quickly, effectively and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management.

The Mandiant Incident Response team is seekinga strong technical lead to manage large, client-facing projects and train/mentor other security consultants. In this role, you will use yourdeep understanding of both existing and emerging threat actors, as well as experienceidentifyingrapidly changing tools, tactics and proceduresof attackers. You must be able to see the big picture, understanding evolving attacker behavior and motivations, participate and manage large client-facing projects, and help to train/mentor other security consultants.The successful candidate will possess sound business acumen, strong consulting skills, current technical skills and be adept in leading multiple projects under tight deadlines. If you are interested in investigating computer crimes and breaches that make the headlines – and many more that don’t,then this opportunity is for you.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead large, client-facing projects while mentoring/training junior team members
  • Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations
  • Utilize Mandiant and FireEye technology to conduct large-scale investigations and examine endpoint and network-based sources of evidence
  • Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactics, and procedures in indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations
  • Build scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance Mandiant’s incident investigation processes
  • Develop and present comprehensive and accurate reports, trainings and presentations for both technical and executive audiences
  • Work withclientssecurity and IT operations teams to implement remediation plans in response to incidents

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • 7+ years of experience in incident response, security operations, consulting or similar
  • Experience with at least three of the following:
    • Windows disk and memory forensics
    • Network Security Monitoring (NSM), network traffic analysis, and log analysis
    • Unix or Linux disk and memory forensics
    • Static and dynamic malware analysis
  • Experience and understanding of enterprise security controls in Active Directory/Windows environments
  • Experience building scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance investigation processes
  • Experience leading external client engagements
  • Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship

Desired Qualifications:

  • Ability to travel up to 30%, when travel resumes
  • Effectively communicating investigative findings and strategies totechnical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients
  • Effectively develop documentation and explain technical details in a concise, understandable manner
  • Strong time management skills to balance time among multiple tasks, and lead junior staff when required

Additional Information

At FireEye we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

This is a regionally-based role that must be located within the Northeast Region of the US including New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut or Pennsylvania.

  • ID: #20195352
  • State: Maine Portland 04101 Portland USA
  • City: Portland
  • Salary: USD TBD TBD
  • Job type: Full-time
  • Showed: 2021-09-24
  • Deadline: 2021-11-23
  • Category: Et cetera