Remote Cyber Incident Response Lead

Summary

Join Experian's Global Security Office (EGSO)/Cyber Fusion Center as an individual contributor to respond, contain, escalate, investigate, and coordinate mitigation of security events relative to anomalies detected and escalated by the Cyber Fusion Center according to Experian's Incident Response Plan.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Security, or a related field, or 8+ years of experience working within Security Operations Centers or Cyber Security Incident Response Teams
• Demonstrated knowledge of Incident Response and Investigative Methodology
• Must have knowledge of network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP), standard protocols (HTTP/S, DNS, SSH, SMTP, SMB), wireless networking, networking infrastructure, and network topologies (DMZ, VPN, WAN) and network technologies (WAF, IPS, Routers, Firewalls)
• Experience with commercial and open-source SIEMs, full packet capture tools, and network analysis tools (Splunk, Wireshark, SOF-ELK)
• Exhibit skills using common Incident Response and Security Monitoring applications such as SIEM (Splunk), EDR (FireEye HX, CrowdStrike Falcon, McAfee mVision EDR), WAF, IPS
• Demonstrated knowledge of common intrusion methods and cyber-attack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Must have at least one certification involving incident response, ethical hacking, cyber security (GCIH, E|CEH, E|CIH), or network forensics (GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), NICCS Certified Network Forensics Examiner (CNFE))
• Currently hold one Security Management certification (ISC2 CISSP, CISM) or obtain such certification within the first two years as a Cyber Incident Response Team Lead

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced incident response activities to investigate and contain complex or larger-scale cybersecurity matters
• Orchestrate workstreams across teams (Forensics and Cyber Threat Hunting) and hold responsibility for explaining the CFC's overall understanding of the timeline of attacker activity so that appropriate containment and remediation actions can be coordinated
• Respond to cyber security events and alerts associated with threats, intrusions, or compromises per any applicable SLOs
• Manage multiple cases related to security incidents throughout the incident response lifecycle, including Analysis, Containment, Eradication, Recovery, and Lessons Learned
• Coordinate successful conclusion of security incidents according to Process & Procedures, and escalate severe incidents according to Experian's Incident Response Plan
• Maintain case documentation, including notes, analysis findings, containment steps, and cause for each assigned security incident
• Maintain assigned caseload and move incidents through each phase of the IR Lifecycle, handing off cases as needed for progress
• Maintain an understanding of common Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS), Security Technologies (Anti-Virus, Intrusion Prevention), and Networking (Firewalls, Proxies)
• Interpret device and application logs from a variety of sources (Firewalls, Proxies, Web Servers, System Logs, Splunk, Packet Captures) to identify the root cause and determine the next steps for containment, eradication, and recovery
• Mentor and provide advanced support to analysts (Logs review, IP Block question)
• Support overall direction for the CFC and input to the security strategy

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays