Cyber Triage and Forensic Senior Analyst

Ernst & Young LLP•Hoboken, NJ

52d•$128,100 - $239,600•Hybrid

About The Position

At EY, we're all in to shape your future with confidence. We'll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. Today's world is fueled by vast amounts of information. Data is more valuable than ever before. Protecting data and information systems is central to doing business, and everyone in EY Information Security has a critical role to play. Join a global team of almost 950 people who collaborate to support the business of EY by protecting EY and client information assets! Our Information Security professionals enable EY to work securely and deliver secure products and services, as well as detect and quickly respond to security events as they happen. Together, the efforts of our dedicated team helps protect the EY brand and build client trust. Within Information Security we blend risk strategy, digital identity, cyber defense, application security and technology solutions as we consider the entire security lifecycle. You will join a team of hardworking, security-focused individuals dedicated to supporting, protecting and enabling the business through innovative, secure solutions that provide speed to market and business value. The opportunity Cyber Triage and Forensics (CTF) Incident Analyst will work as a senior member of the technical team responsible for security incident response for EY. The candidate will work as an escalation point for suspect or confirmed security incidents. Responsibilities include performing digital forensic analysis, following security incident response standard methodologies, malware analysis, identify indicators of compromise, support remediation or coordinate remediation efforts of a security incident, and develop documentation to support the security incident response process.

Requirements

Resolution of security incidents by identifying root cause and solutions
Analyze findings in investigative matters, and develop fact-based reports
Proven integrity and judgment within a professional environment
Ability to appropriately balance work/personal priorities
Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related field
7+ years experience in incident response, computer forensics analysis and/or malware reverse engineering
Understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response
Understanding of electronic investigation, forensic tools, and methodologies, including: log correlation and analysis, forensically handling electronic data, knowledge of the computer security investigative processes, malware identification and analysis
Be familiar with legalities surrounding electronic discovery and analysis
Experience with EDR and SIEM technologies (i.e. Splunk)
Deep understanding of both Windows and Unix/Linux based operating systems

Nice To Haves

Hold or be willing to pursue related professional certifications such as GCFE, GCFA or GREM
Background in security incident response in Cloud-based environments, such as Azure
Programming skills in PowerShell, Python and/or C/C++
Understanding of the best security practices for network architecture and server configuration

Responsibilities

Investigate, coordinate, bring to resolution, and report on security incidents as they are brought up or identified
Forensically analyze end user systems and servers found to have possible indicators of compromise
Analysis of artifacts collected during a security incident/forensic analysis
Identify security incidents through 'Hunting' operations within a SIEM, EDR and other relevant tools
Interface and connect with server owners, system custodians, and IT contacts to pursue security incident response activities, including obtaining access to systems, digital artifact collection, and containment and/or remediation actions
Provide consultation and assessment on perceived security threats
Maintain, manage, improve and update security incident process and protocol documentation
Regularly provide reporting and metrics on case work
Resolution of security incidents by identifying root cause and solutions
Analyze findings in investigative matters, and develop fact based reports
Be on-call to deliver global incident response

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you'll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business.
The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $128,100 to $239,600.
The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $153,800 to $272,300.
Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.
In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.
Join us in our team-led and leader-enabled hybrid model. Our expectation is for most people in external, client serving roles to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.
Under our flexible vacation policy, you'll decide how much vacation time you need based on your own personal circumstances.
You'll also be granted time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.

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