Incident Response Analyst

Key Role:

The incident response analyst is an intermediate role directly contributing to efforts in digital forensic and incident response engagements. Commonly operating in an environment in which there is an actual or suspected compromise, candidate is required to have strong knowledge of a variety of sources of digital evidence to determine lateral movement, root cause, data staging, access and exfiltration stemming from threat actor activity across a variety of operating systems. Display professional and expert knowledge of incident response processes, tools, and techniques and be able to rapidly apply such knowledge to determine the extent and timeline of compromise associated with malicious activity. Handle a high volume of digital forensic investigations with little oversight during the investigation and make significant contributions to any forensic analysis efforts involving the larger team.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience responding to a variety of incident types, notably ransomware investigations

• Experience using a variety of scripted forensic toolsets including PowerShell and Python

• Experience in log analysis of multiple types to include firewall, IIS, and event logs

• Knowledge of incident management and response activities across the incident life cycle

• Knowledge of security tools and techniques used by Cybersecurity teams

• Knowledge of Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems

• Ability to work outside of the course of normal business hours, including contribution to a rotational weekend on-call schedule

• Ability to adapt communications' style and messaging for professionals at all levels

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to support client needs

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in cyber security, Digital Forensics, or Incident response or 4+ years of experience in cyber security, Digital Forensics, or Incident response in lieu of a degree

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with performing host and network forensics analysis, including using timestamps across different log types to develop authoritative timelines of activity to find evidence of malicious activity

• Experience with performing anomaly or malware hunts using a common framework and standard methodology, including the MITRE ATT&CK framework

• Experience with conducting digital memory acquisition using Volatility, Rekall, or similar tools and extracting malicious binaries for analysis

• Experience with common scripting languages, including Perl or Python in the context of incident response and security operations

• Knowledge of Elasticsearch and data visualization tools and methodologies

• Knowledge of conducting investigations in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud

• Knowledge of security-related technologies, including IDS/IPS, SIEM, firewalls, Log Management, HIDS/NIDS, proxies, Endpoint Detection and Response, and other enterprise level appliances

• Ability to be self-driven, work independently, and handle multiple tasks concurrently

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

• GIAC Certified Incident Analyst (GCIA), Certified Computer Security Incident Handler (CSIH), GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), CREST Certified Incident Manager, or CREST Certified-Network Intrusion Analyst Certification

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