Lead Consultant - Incident Response (CPX)

CPX Piceance; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

CPX Piceance in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Lead Incident Responder for its Incident Response & Forensics Team in Abu Dhabi. The role requires hands-on digital forensics, threat hunting and blue team leadership across Windows, Mac, and Linux environments. Strong English communication and client-facing skills are essential.

You will lead investigations, produce reports, mentor juniors, and contribute to lab operations. A GIAC cert and a CS/engineering background are highly valued.

Qualifications

• GIAC certified in at least one discipline (two preferred)
• Experience in digital forensics is a MUST
• Experience in malware analysis is desirable
• Bachelor's degree in CS or engineering desirable but not mandatory

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical & coordination lead on active incident response engagements
• Coordinate with clients and staff; communicate investigation progress
• Execute threat hunting activities in support of incident response and SOC
• Perform host and network forensics across Windows, Mac, and Linux
• Execute digital forensic investigations supporting incident response engagements
• Contribute to process documentation and continuous service improvements
• Lead the production of detailed reports and technical briefs for customers
• Lead team research activities for service improvement tasks
• Maintain the DFIR Forensics Lab
• Be SME on at least two verticals: host, network, mobile, malware, OT/ICS, cloud, threat hunting

Skills

Blue team operations

Threat hunting

Incident response

Forensics analysis

Stakeholder management

Windows forensics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Bro/Zeek

Rita

Suricata

Job description

Overview

As a Lead Incident Responder in the Incident Response & Forensics Team within a high-impact and operationally critical cyber defence environment, you live and breathe blue team operations. Your technical expertise in digital forensics and cyber incident response is well complemented by your integrity and passion for cyber security and technology in general.

You work well in a team of highly motivated and skilled blue teamers, but you can also achieve your work independently in different engagements and scenarios.

You enjoy taking on new challenges in a fast paced and dynamic working environment. You are a team player who is always willing to help out where required, with a humble and positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical & coordination lead on active incident response engagements
• English communication skills and stakeholder management skills are a MUST, to coordinate technical staff and communicate investigation progress to clients
• Execute and coordinate threat hunting activities in support of incident response engagements and SOC activities
• Perform host and/or network-based forensics across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms.
• Execute digital forensic investigations supporting cyber incident response engagements
• Contribute to process documentation and continuous service improvement activities
• Lead the production of detailed reports and technical briefs, effectively communicate tasks, methodology and guidance to customers
• Perform Quality Assurance activities over reports created by more junior members of the team
• Explain technical findings in a manner that can be easily understood by technical and non-technical staff
• Demonstrate industry thought leadership through creating and developing internal brown-bag sessions
• Lead team research activities in search of service improvement tasks
• Help maintain the client-fostered DFIR Forensics Lab
• Be the team's subject matter expert on at least two of the following verticals: host forensics, network forensics, mobile forensics, malware analysis, OT/ICS Incident Response, cloud forensics, threat hunting
• Ability to achieve tasks independently within the team after initial 2 months. Flexible schedule that is open to changing situations and opportunities, as is typical with incident response. You must be a team player, with a humble and approachable nature who is willing to go the extra mile.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of blue team operations and threat hunting
• Sound understanding of network protocols, TCP/IP etc. Sound understanding of Microsoft Windows
• Sound understanding of Linux and OSX
• Sound forensic skills across multiple operating systems
• Strong understanding of network analysis tools like Bro/Zeek, Rita or Suricata
• Ability to perform analysis of system and network devices logs
• Sound understanding of the capabilities of static and dynamic malware analysis
• Sound understanding of enterprise systems, technologies, and infrastructure
• Strong understanding of targeted attacks and able to create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans for compromised organizations
• Strong understanding of current threats, vulnerabilities, and attack trends
• Strong understanding of ATT&CK framework
• Sound understanding of AI security processes & ability to use AI properly within IR investigations
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to prioritise, and ability to work independently

Qualifications

• Good attention to detail and reporting accuracy, excellent stakeholder management & communication skills; excellent English language skills, both spoken and written
• GIAC Certified in a minimum of one discipline (two desired): GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GCFA, GDAT, etc
• Or equivalent (eLearnSecurity .etc)
• Previous experience performing digital forensics is A MUST
• Previous experience performing malware analysis is desirable
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering desirable, but not mandatory