CSIRT Engineer (HYBRID)

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

6d•$60,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GEICO’s Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CSIRT) is seeking a highly motivated, confident, and decisive Incident Response Engineer. As a member of CSIRT, you will be on the front lines, combating cybersecurity threats against GEICO and its customers by handling security events. You will be challenged by rapidly changing incidents where attackers utilize the latest cutting-edge technology to compromise GEICO. You will conduct incident response activities and be involved in complex investigations, including cloud response, malware analysis, threat actor analysis and attribution, root cause analysis, response, and remediation.

Requirements

4+ years of Incident Response experience.
Knowledge of digital forensics and incident response best practices.
Experience with responding to cloud-based incidents.
Demonstrated experience performing root cause analysis of security events and incidents.
Knowledgeable with security frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK framework).
Ability to understand security control mechanisms for Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems.
Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
Knowledge of common threat actor TTPs.
Proficient in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Perl, and PowerShell.
Ability to apply strong critical thinking, logic, decision making, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Ability to handle advanced-level triage and troubleshooting.
Ability to produce technical documentation, such as Visio flows and processes.
Ability to understand complex problems while presenting them simplistically in a formal setting.
Ability to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information, and to follow published standards and processes.
Ability to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting skills.
Ability to analyze Windows systems for changes that occur during a specific timeframe.
Ability to analyze network packet captures.
Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and concepts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.).
Knowledge in cyber defense systems and mechanisms (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters).

Nice To Haves

GIAC Cloud Security Essentials Certification (GCLD)
GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB)
GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM)
GIAC Defending Advanced Threats (GDAT)
GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence (GCTI)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Other equivalent industry-related certification

Responsibilities

Identify, detect, respond, and mitigate sophisticated threats to GEICO.
Perform incident response functions, including responding to cloud-based incidents in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Conduct host-based analysis of Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems.
Examine data collected from various tools and sources (e.g., IDS alerts, firewall logs, web logs, network traffic logs) to identify IOCs and/or malicious TTPs.
Review and comprehend log data, applying use case scenarios to further develop threat detection and incident response capabilities.
Analyze events occurring within their environments to mitigate threats.