Senior Incident Response Analyst

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of IR lead and outside counsel to conduct IR investigations

• Fulfill consumer requests and resolve incidents received via e-mail or internal ticketing systems in a timely and detail-oriented manner

• Guide all consumer interactions professionally with a strong emphasis on consumer satisfaction

• Assess and assess security incidents and escalate to appropriate internal teams for additional assistance

• Triage and scope incidents for prospective consumers to identify the DFIR objectives and magnitude of effort involved to satisfy objectives

• Provide strategic, relevant, and achievable recommendations to help advance the security posture of organizations during and after an incident

• Communicate effectively with consumers (executives and IT) on the topics of incident type, remediation, forensics and assessment

• Perform host and network-based forensics across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms as well as cloud environments

• Deliver high-quality written and verbal reports, recommendations, and findings to key stakeholders including consumers and legal counsel

• Participate in, or work directly on additional projects, assignments, or initiatives as required

• Mentor and coach team members and work effectively as part of team unit

• Develop, evaluate and utilize novel methods to hunt for indicators of compromise and perform assessment across large sets of data

• Assist in the development of internal guidelines, playbooks and knowledge base

• Demonstrate industry thought guidance through blog posts and occasional public speaking events

Skills and Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience (2 years directly related to IR or functional area) or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Bachelor's degree in digital forensics, cybersecurity, computer science, information systems or similar field

• Working as part of a team in a remote matrixed consulting environment

• Incident Response: conducting or overseeing IR investigations for organizations, answering to opportunistic and targeted threats such as BECs, FTFs, ransomware and APTs

• Digital Forensic Analysis: a background in using different forensic assessment tools in Incident Response investigations to ascertain the extent and scope of compromise and possessing creativity and reason in approaching intricate forensic problems

• Incident Remediation: strong knowledge of opportunistic and targeted attacks and aptitude to generate customized strategic and tactical remediation plans for consumers

• Network Forensic Analysis: strong knowledge of networking protocols, network assessment tools, and aptitude to perform assessment of associated network logs

• SOC and EDR: experience with EDR solutions and leveraging detections and analytics to mitigate threats appropriately

• Possessing a knowledge of secure network architecture and a strong knowledge of networking fundamentals

• Cloud Incident Response: knowledge in AWS, Azure, GCP Incident Response strategies

Bonus Points 

• Excellent critical thinking skills with the experience to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues

• Customer oriented with a strong interest in consumer satisfaction

• Experience to learn new technologies and concepts and comfortable using command-line interfaces

• Experience guiding teams of highly motivated analysts

• Communicate highly technical information to a non-technical audience

• Experience to handle and work with consumers through high priority scenarios

• Knowledge in project management

• Foster a positive work environment and attitude

• Flexibility with your work schedule in times of urgent response needs

• Contribute to thought guidance within the DFIR industry

• GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GCFE, ACE, EnCE, CFCE, CISSP, or similar

Compensation

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The US base salary for this position ranges from $115,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Consistent with applicable laws, an employee's pay within this range is based on a number of factors, which include but are not limited to relevant education, skills, job-related knowledge, qualifications, work experience, credentials, and/or geographic location. Your recruiter can share more on target salary for your location during the interview process. Coalition, Inc. reserves the right to modify this range as needed.

Perks

• 100% medical, dental and vision coverage

• Flexible PTO policy

• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access

• Mental & physical health wellness programs (One Medical, Headspace, Gympass, and more)!

• Competitive compensation and opportunity for advancement