Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Google

2d•$112,000 - $161,000

About The Position

As an Incident Response Consultant with Mandiant, part of Google Cloud, you will provide incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. You will help organizations detect and respond to threats and reduce business risk before, during, and after an incident, resolving incidents through investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management. You will support client engagements involving technically high-profile incidents, forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. The role requires understanding existing and emerging threat actors, their changing tools, tactics, procedures, behavior, and motivations. You will participate in and manage client-facing projects and train and mentor other security consultants. Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence, and incident response services. Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The listed U.S. pay range is $112,000–$161,000, plus a 15% bonus target, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
At least 3 years of experience working end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, if needed.

Nice To Haves

Certifications in cloud platforms.
Experience in security competitions, Capture the Flags (CTFs), 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.
Excellent time and project management skills.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal and customer teams to investigate and contain incidents.
Recognize and codify attacker Tools, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) for current and future investigations.
Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.
Develop scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance Mandiant’s incident response processes and capabilities.
Participate in client-facing incident response engagements and examine cloud, endpoint, and network-based sources of evidence.
Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
Communicate and discuss findings and strategy with internal stakeholders, including leadership and technical team members.
Participate in and manage client-facing projects.
Train and mentor other security consultants.
Perform forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage on client engagements.