Senior Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant (Weekend team)

Remote, the UK·Added today (last checked 10 Nov)

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Work mode: Remote from the UK

Skills

Requirements

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
5 years of experience working end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
Experience in Linux or Unix.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

Certifications in cloud platforms and GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCIA, GREM, GCIH, GX-FA or equivalent.
Experience in security competitions, capture the flags (CTFs) or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Overthewire, etc.
Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
Excellent communication skills, with an ability to communicate findings and new initiatives to executive leaders.
Effective time management skills to balance time among multiple tasks and mentor junior consultants as needed.

The role

In this role, you will use your deep understanding of both existing and emerging threat actors, experience identifying rapidly changing tools, tactics and procedures of attackers, and strong computer forensics response knowledge and skills. You must be able to see the big picture, understand evolving attacker behavior and motivations, participate and manage large client-facing projects, and train and mentor other security consultants.

You will be responsible for providing expert support under tight deadlines to clients during critical security incidents, possess strong business acumen, and have the ability to lead, train, and mentor other consultants.

This role follows a weekend schedule covering 10-hour daily shifts from Friday through Monday.

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.

Remote location: United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

Lead large and complex, client-facing incident response engagements, examine cloud, endpoint, and network-based sources of evidence.
Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) and 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.
Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.

Hiring process

4 steps3 interviewsa task to do6–8 weeks in all

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One or two shorter conversations assessing key skills, sharing information about the organisation and team, and asking about your preferences such as location.
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