Job Description
Mandiant Security Consulting Services ensures the long-term success of our clients by providing talented, passionate, and specialized security expertise.
Our Consultants partner with Mandiant clients to evaluate, create, develop, improve, and mature information security operations and programs.
By utilizing the latest industry standards and combining experience and knowledge gained from Mandiant Incident Response, Intelligence and Managed Defense practices, we are able to develop defense forward information security programs for our clients.
The Mandiant Incident Response team is seeking a strong technical lead to manage large, client-facing projects and train / mentor other security consultants.
In this role, you will use your deep understanding of both existing and emerging threat actors, as well as experience identifying rapidly changing tools, tactics and procedures of attackers.
You must be able to see the big picture, understanding evolving attacker behavior and motivations, participate and manage large client-facing projects, and help to train / mentor other security consultants.
The successful candidate will possess sound business acumen, strong consulting skills, current technical skills and be adept in leading multiple projects under tight deadlines.
If you are interested in investigating computer crimes and breaches that make the headlines and many more that don’t, then this opportunity is for you.
What You Will Do :
Lead large, client-facing projects while mentoring / training junior team members
Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations
Utilize Mandiant technology to conduct large-scale investigations and examine endpoint and network-based sources of evidence
Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactics, and procedures in 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
Work with clients security and IT operations teams to implement remediation plans in response to incidents
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in incident response, security operations, consulting or similar
Experience with at least three of the following :
Windows disk and memory forensics
Network Security Monitoring (NSM), network traffic analysis, and log analysis
Unix or Linux disk and memory forensics
Static and dynamic malware analysis
Experience and understanding of enterprise security controls in Active Directory / Windows environments
Experience building scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance investigation processes
Experience leading external client engagements
Experience conducting analysis of electronic media, packet capture, log data, and network devices in support of intrusion analysis or enterprise level information security operations
Experience with advanced computer exploitation methodologies
Demonstrated ability to make decisions on remediation and countermeasures for challenging information security threats
Desired Qualifications :
Experience with a scripting language such as Perl, Python, or other scripting language in an incident handling environment, highly desired
Effectively communicating investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients
Effectively develop documentation and explain technical details in a concise, understandable manner
Strong time management skills to balance time among multiple tasks, and lead junior staff when required