Senior Incident Response Analyst

Responsibilities

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

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

• Manage all client interactions professionally with a strong emphasis on client satisfaction

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

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

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

• Communicate effectively with clients (executives and IT) on the topics of incident type remediation forensics and analysis

• 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 clients 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 utilise novel methods to hunt for indicators of compromise and perform analysis across large sets of data

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

• Demonstrate industry thought leadership 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 managing IR investigations for organizations responding to opportunistic and targeted threats such as

• BECs FTFs ransomware and APTs

• Digital Forensic Analysis: a background in using different forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromise and possessing creativity and logic in approaching complex forensic problems

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

• Network Forensic Analysis: strong knowledge of networking protocols network analysis tools and ability to perform analysis of associated network logs

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

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

• Cloud Incident Response: knowledge in AWS Azure GCP incident response strategies

Additional Requirements

• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues

• Customer oriented with a strong interest in client satisfaction

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

• Capable of leading teams of highly motivated analysts

• Communicate highly technical information to a non-technical audience

• Ability to handle and work with clients through high stress situations

• Proficiency in project management

• Foster a positive work environment and attitude

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

• Contribute to thought leadership within the DFIR industry

Bonus Skills

• 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 $122000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $161000/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