Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Senior Incident Response Security Consultant

Security Operations & Incident ResponsePosted on Nov 11

Full-timeRemote in UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Five years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
Five years of experience working end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
Certifications in cloud platforms and GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCIA, GREM, GCIH, GX-FA, or equivalent are listed as preferred qualifications.
Experience in security competitions, capture-the-flag events, or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, or OverTheWire is preferred.
Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
Strong communication skills, including communicating findings and new initiatives to executive leaders.
Effective time-management skills to balance multiple tasks and mentor junior consultants as needed.

Responsibilities

Lead large, client-facing incident response engagements and examine cloud, endpoint, and network-based evidence sources.
Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactics, and procedures and indicators of compromise for use in current and future investigations.
Build scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance incident investigation processes.
Develop and present comprehensive and accurate reports, trainings, and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.
Provide incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support.
Help organizations detect and respond to threats and reduce business risk before, during, and after an incident.
Resolve security incidents through investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management.
Assist clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage.

Desired Qualifications

Certifications in cloud platforms and GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCIA, GREM, GCIH, GX-FA, or equivalent.
Experience in security competitions, capture-the-flag events, or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, or OverTheWire.
Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
Strong communication skills, including communicating findings and new initiatives to executive leaders.
Effective time-management skills to balance multiple tasks and mentor junior consultants as needed.

Lead large, client-facing incident response engagements, examine cloud, end-point, and network-based sources of evidence.
Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations.
Build scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance Mandiant’s incident investigation processes.
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.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
5 years of experience working end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred qualifications:

Certifications in cloud platforms and GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCIA, GREM, GCIH, GX-FA or equivalent.
Experience in security competitions, capture the flags (CTFs) or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Overthewire, etc.
Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
Excellent communication skills, with an ability to communicate findings and new initiatives to executive leaders.
Effective time management skills to balance time among multiple tasks and mentor junior consultants as needed.

As an Incident Response Consultant, you will provide industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. You will help organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce the overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. You will be able to resolve security incidents quickly, effectively and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management.

In this role, you will work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

Remote location: United Kingdom.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
5 years of experience working end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

About the Company

Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 1998

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