Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant

Google LLC; United Arab Emirates; Hybrid; AED 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Google LLC, via Mandiant, is seeking an Incident Response Consultant to deliver incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection, response, and training services. You will help clients detect and respond to threats, reducing risk during incidents, with capabilities spanning investigation, containment, remediation and crisis management.

You will lead engagements, perform forensic analytics across cloud, endpoint and network environments, and communicate findings to technical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 5 years of end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
• 5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk/memory forensics.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, client-facing incident response engagements, examining cloud, endpoint, and network sources of evidence.
• Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of investigations.
• Identify attacker Tools, TTPs, and IOCS to inform current and future investigations.
• Develop and present reports, trainings, and presentations for technical and executive audiences.
• Build scripts or tools to enhance incident investigation processes.

Skills

Incident response investigations

Network forensics

Malware triage analysis

Cloud forensics

Disk and memory forensics

Travel up to 30%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

In-office locations: Dubai - United Arab Emirates. Remote location(s): United Arab Emirates; Qatar.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working end to end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
• 5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in cloud platforms and GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCIA, GREM, GCIH, or GX-FA.
• Experience in time management to balance multiple tasks and mentor other consultants as needed.
• Experience in security competitions, Capture the Flags, or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, and Overthewire.
• Experience communicating investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and clients.

About The Job

As an Incident Response Consultant, you will provide industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. You will help organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce the overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. You will be able to resolve security incidents quickly, effectively and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management. In this role, you will work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, client-facing incident response engagements, examine cloud, endpoint, and network-based sources of evidence.
• Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.
• Recognize and codify attacker Tools, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations.
• Develop and present comprehensive and accurate reports, trainings, and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Build scripts, tools, or methodologies to enhance Mandiant’s incident investigation processes.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .