Cyber Incident Responder

Description

JOB SUMMARY

This role will manage and investigate live security incidents. Cyber Incident Responders work independently or collaboratively depending on each event and will serve as a subject matter expert who works to improve security processes and procedures.

Responders discover opportunities to improve the security posture of the organization and drive process improvements.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate and provide expert technical support to enterprise-wide cyber defense technicians to resolve cyber defense incidents. (20%)
• Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations that enable expeditious remediation. (20%)
• Perform analysis of log files from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, and intrusion detection system IDS logs) to identify possible threats to network security. (20%)
• Perform cyber defense incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact, identifying the specific vulnerability, and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation. (10%)
• Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting. (10%)
• Perform initial, forensically sound collection of images and inspect to discern possible mitigation / remediation on enterprise systems. (5%)
• Perform real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs). (5%)
• Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts. (5%)
• Track and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution. (5%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EXPERIENCE

Required

• 3 years of Malware Analysis, Digital Forensics, Data / Network Analysis, Penetration testing, or Information Assurance
• 3 years of Cyber Incident Handling

Preferred

None

SKILLS

• Identifying, capturing, containing, and reporting malware
• Preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards
• Securing network communications
• Recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
• Protecting a network against malware (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict / prevent external devices, spam filters)
• Performing damage assessments
• Using security event correlation tools
• Design incident response for cloud service models

EDUCATION

Required

Bachelors in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, software engineering, information systems, computer engineering, or other related field.

Substitutions

6 years of experience with information security and systems analysis and experience working within an information security function using the HITRUST Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF), or the NIST 800-83 cyber security framework

Preferred

None

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

None

Preferred

• Cyber Incident / Security Certifications
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Two of the following certifications : CISSP, GCFA, GCIH, GCFE, GNFA, GREM or GCCC

PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office- or Remote-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Pay Range Minimum : $67,500.00

$67,500.00

Pay Range Maximum : $124,800.00

$124,800.00

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