Incident Responder (Huntsville, AL)

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You are:

The Incident Responder/Computer Forensics Specialist. You will responsible for

• monitoring and analyzing network traffic, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), security events and logs
• Prioritizing and differentiating between potential intrusion attempts and false alarms
• Develop, maintain, and follow SOC Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Support daily and monthly situation reporting per shift
• Proactively reviewing large data sets for anomalous activity
• Create detective content for monitoring devices such as IDS and SIEM and advise on proactive blocks for security architecture
• Creating and tracking security investigations to resolution
• Composing security alert notifications and other communications
• Advising incident responders in the steps to take to investigate and resolve computer security incidents
• Staying up to date with current vulnerabilities, attacks, and countermeasures

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Qualifications

You have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, Cyber Security related field or five years of equivalent experience
• 1+ year of experience in conducting incident response functions including but not limited to host-based analysis functions through investigating Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X systems to identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
• Incident Response experience: developing tune requests, investigating APT related activities, updating SOPs, and improving processes.
• Experienced in reporting and dissemination of prepared incident reports of analysis methodology
• You have one or more of the following certifications: SAN/GIAC ,GCIH, GCIH, GREM, GCED, GCDA, CISSP, CEH, Security+, CySA+, OR SSCP

Eligibility Requirement:

• U.S. Citizenship

Equal Employment Opportunity:

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Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.

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