Incident Response Analyst

Job description / Role

Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
The IBM Global Information Security Organization (IBM CISO) is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Incident Response Analyst to work on the global Cyber Security Incident Response team (CSIRT) in a leadership role. Cyber Security Incident Response team (CSIRT) core function is to provide continuous cybersecurity incident intake, triage, investigative response and data analysis services for the IBM Corporation and its clients as well as contributing to the ongoing improvement of IBM's overall IT security posture. This position requires a strong technical security professional, who will be responsible for conducting highly technical and confidential investigations. (e.g. data loss, advanced persistent threats, malware analysis etc)

Your Role
The role will be responsible for conducting Forensic investigations and analysis in support of cyber incidents that are reported into the CSIRT team. This role will require the ability to triage and conduct thorough examinations of all types of digital media within a heterogeneous environment, the ability to determine containment and/or remediation activities that may be required as well as identify potential threats. In this role, you will report and collaborate with the different areas of Business, as well as providing relevant lesson learned output that can be fed into the IBM threat landscape.

Your Responsibilities
- Conduct examination of digital media (hard drives, network traffic, mobile phones, etc.).
- Capture / analyze network traffic for indications of compromise.
- Review log-based data, both in raw form and utilizing SIEM or aggregation tools.
- Employ best practices and forensically sound principals such as evidence handling and chain of custody.
- Perform live network assessments using leading packet capture and analysis software tools.
- Establish timelines and patterns of activity based on multiple data sources.
- Identify, document and prepare reports on relevant findings.
- Utilize varied Forensic software such as FTK, Encase, IEF, etc.
- Effectively communicate with clients to establish timelines, manage expectations, and report findings.

Requirements

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Ability to communicate complex information, concepts, or ideas in a well-organized manner through verbal, written, and/or visual means.
- Ability to accurately and completely source data used in intelligence, assessment and/or planning products.
- Ability to clearly articulate intelligence requirements into well-formulated research questions and data tracking variables for inquiry tracking purposes.
- Expert-level knowledge of common attack vectors and penetration techniques.
- Solid working knowledge of networking technology and tools, firewalls, proxies, IDS/IPS, encryption.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Incident Response tools such as Encase, FTK, IEF, SIFT.
- Experience with malware analysis (reverse engineering).
- Ability to lead and facilitate information gathering meetings with client senior-level employees
- Skilled at event analysis and correlation.
- Experience managing large and small scale cyber security incidents.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- At least 5 years' experience in Digital Forensics and/or Incident Response in a global corporate enterprise
- At least one Information Security Professional Certification (e.g. CISSP, GIAC,EnCE, CFCE, CCE, DFCP, GCIA, GCIH)
- Experience in fast-paced investigations
- Experience with programming or scripting languages
- Familiarity with IBM QRadar SIEM and Resilient is a plus

About Business Unit
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About the Company

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