Cyber Defense Sr Specialist

Job Description

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Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Incident Response Analyst to join our security operations team. With nearly a decade or more of hands-on experience, you will lead complex security investigations, and drive high fidelity cases for incident response team. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in digital forensics and endpoint security with strong cloud security capabilities, automation skills.

What you'll do

You will triage security alerts from Enterprise Detection and SIEM platforms to determine scope, severity, and priority, conducting initial assessments and root cause analysis while coordinating escalations to IR Investigators when needed. In this role, you will validate suspected cyber-attacks, scope incidents, support forensic investigations, and provide remediation guidance including attack remediation strategies. Involved in continuous improvements of IR procedures, playbooks, runbooks, and SOPs.

Additionally, you will collaborate with other security stakeholders to enhance detection and alerting mechanisms, coordinate communication during escalations, and provide supporting evidence for forensic investigations.

What you bring

You should have demonstrated experience in cyber-attack analysis managing cases with enterprise SIEM or Incident Management systems. Previous experience of supporting multi-function, cross-organizational teams is also highly desirable.

We are looking for analytical, critical thinkers, who have an eye for detail and are solution orientated. You should be quick to learn and adapt and operate in a dynamic environment.

You typically will have most of the following technical skills and experience:

• 9-13 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity incident response or similar investigator role, with proven experience leading security incidents in enterprise environments
• Demonstrated experience working in “follow the sun” model SOC or incident response environments managing cases with enterprise SIEM and Incident Management systems
• Strong experience with cloud security operations (AWS preferred) including GuardDuty, CloudTrail, and cloud incident response
• Proficiency in Python scripting with a portfolio of automation projects (GitHub, GitLab, or similar)
• Track record of mentoring junior team members and supporting multi-function, cross-organizational teams
• Demonstrated improvement experience including playbook development and after lessons learned facilitation
• Industry certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GCFE, GREM (preferably)
• Advanced security certifications such as CISSP or CCSP
• Cloud security certification such as AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Solid knowledge of one or more:

• Conduct advanced forensic investigations across multiple operating systems and enterprise environments, performing evidence collection and analysis following proper chain-of-custody procedures
• Utilize industry-standard forensic tools for memory and disk analysis to identify indicators of compromise and attack methodologies
• Develop and refine forensic playbooks, standard operating procedures, and response documentation
• Monitor and respond to cloud security alerts, investigating suspicious activities including unauthorized access, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration
• Configure and manage cloud infrastructure for forensic analysis, threat hunting, and security testing purposes
• Integrate security tools and build automated response workflows to enhance detection and response capabilities
• Utilize scripting and automation for platform-specific tasks and process efficiency
• Map incidents to industry-standard threat frameworks and apply knowledge of advanced threat actor methodologies to identify sophisticated attacks

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Requisition ID: 449644 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid