Information and Data are some of the most important organizational assets in today’s businesses. As a Security Consultant you will be a key advisor for IBM’s clients analyzing business requirements to design and implement the best security solutions for their needs. You will apply your technical skills to find the balance between enabling and securing the client’s organization with the cognitive solutions that are making IBM the fastest growing enterprise security business in the world.
As a consultant for the IBM Security X-Force Incident Response (X-Force IR) team you will be part of a team of consultants who are responding to high profile cybersecurity incidents within our clients’ enterprise networks. You will work with our clients to prepare for and respond to cybersecurity incidents. You will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients helping to shape their cybersecurity program. You will collaborate with internal IBM stakeholders to provide integrated solutions to our clients’ most challenging problems.
In this role you will have demonstrated skills in various elements of Incident Response conducting computer intrusion investigations and have a strong foundation in cyber security policy operations and best practices ideally in large enterprise environments. You will have proficiency with leading EDR tools as well as familiarity with forensic analysis tools and live response analysis. Familiarity with Windows and Linux enterprise environments and systems such as Active Directory M365 FWs IPS/IDS SIEMs etc. is required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. When not responding to breaches you will conduct enterprise threat hunting help clients develop incident response plans facilitate tabletop exercises as well as provide other strategic security services related to incident response.
· Significant hands-on experience with hardware/software tools used in incident response computer forensics network security assessments and/or application security.
· Experience with assessing and developing enterprise-wide policies and procedures for IT risk mitigation and incident response.
· Experience leading incident response teams and managing tasks across all phases of an engagement.
· Capable of working independently as well as providing leadership on internal projects and client engagements.
Forensic Analysis & Incident Response Skills:
· Ability to forensically analyze both Windows & Unix systems for evidence of compromise.
· Proficiency with industry standard forensic tools such as EnCase FTK X-Ways Sleuthkit.
· Experience performing log analysis locally and via SIEM/log aggregation tool.
· Experience hunting threat actors in large enterprise networks and cloud environments.
· Experience with using and configuring Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) tools.
· Demonstrate an understanding of the behavior security risks and controls of common network protocols.
· Demonstrate an understanding of common applications used in Windows and Linux enterprise environment.
· Familiarity with Active Directory Exchange and Office365 applications and logs.
· Familiarity with cloud computing platforms like IBM Cloud AWS GCP or Azure
· Proficient in writing cohesive reports for a technical and non-technical audience.
Strategic Assessment Expertise:
· Examine and analyze available client internal policies processes and procedures to determine patterns and gaps at both a strategic and tactical levels. Recommend appropriate course of action to support maturing the client’s incident response program and cyber security posture.
· A strong familiarity with various security frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001/2 PCI DSS NIST800-53 800-171 and applicable data privacy laws and regulations.
· Demonstrated experience with planning scoping and delivering technical and/or executive level tabletop exercises with a focus on either tactical or strategic incident response processes.
· Ability to incorporate current trends and develop custom scenarios applicable to a client.
· Low-level operating system knowledge including automation and performing administrative tasks.
· Scripting or programming experience preferably in a language commonly used for DFIR such as Python or PowerShell.
· Ability to work with data at scale such as using Splunk / ELK.
· Expertise working with shell programs such as grep sed and awk to process data quickly.
· Working experience with virtualization and cloud technology platforms like IBM Cloud AWS GCP & Azure.
· Diverse understanding of cyber security related vulnerabilities common attack vectors and mitigations.
· Capable of developing strategic level incident response plans as well as tactical-focused playbooks.
· Ability to manage tasks and coordinate work streams during incident response investigations.