Associate Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

XNote: Google's hybrid workplace includes remote and in-office roles. By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Atlanta, GA, USA; Alexandria, VA, USA.

Remote location(s): Alabama, USA; District of Columbia, USA; Florida, USA; Georgia, USA; Maryland, USA; North Carolina, USA; South Carolina, USA; Tennessee, USA; Virginia, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience in cybersecurity in one of the following areas: computer forensics, scripting, cloud security, reverse engineering, or incident response.

• Ability to travel up to 20% as required.

Preferred qualifications:

• Cloud incident response or forensic experience.

• Experience in security competitions, Cyber Defense Competitions, Capture the Flags (CTFs) and/or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Overthewire, or similar.

• Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.

• Excellent written/verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop documentation and explain technical details in a concise manner.

• Excellent time management skills to balance multiple tasks and priorities.

About the job

Mandiant Services provides industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. Mandiant helps organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. Our incident responders are able to resolve security incidents quickly, effectively and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management.

Customer-focused teams of computer Incident Response Consultants are trained to investigate, contain, and recover from the most complex data security incidents. The teams provide white glove service, helping customers navigate technically complex and high-profile incidents.

In this role, you will understand existing and emerging threat actors, and identify rapidly changing tools, tactics, and procedures of attackers. You will understand evolving attacker behavior and motivations, participate and manage large client-facing projects, and train and mentor other security consultants.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. By scaling decades of frontline experience, Mandiant helps organizations to be confident in their readiness to defend against and respond to cyber threats.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $84,000-$123,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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Responsibilities

• Recognize and codify attacker Tools, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations.

• Develop and present comprehensive and accurate reports, trainings, and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.

• Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.

• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.

• Communicate and discuss findings and strategy with internal stakeholders including leadership and technical team members.

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