Senior Incident Response Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

Google; Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 152,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in cyber defense as a Senior Incident Response Security Consultant. You will mitigate cybersecurity threats through forensic analysis and incident management for diverse clients. The role requires a solid technical background and impactful communication skills, with an opportunity for growth in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 6 years in incident response investigations or analysis.
• Experience with network forensics and malware triage required.
• Travel ability of up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Investigate and contain cybersecurity incidents.
• Examine evidence from cloud, endpoint, and network.
• Identify and report on attacker techniques and indicators.

Skills

Incident response investigations

Network forensics

Malware triage

Cloud forensics

Disk/memory forensics

Communication in English

Communication in French

Time management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Job description

Senior Incident Response Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

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Note: Google’s hybrid workplace includes remote roles. By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:

Remote locations: Ontario, CA; Alberta, CA; British Columbia, CA; Manitoba, CA; New Brunswick, CA; Newfoundland and Labrador, CA; Nova Scotia, CA; Nunavut, CA; Prince Edward Island, CA; Quebec, CA; Saskatchewan, CA; Yukon Territory, CA.

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in cloud platforms.
• Experience in security competitions, Capture the Flags (CTFs), or testing platforms like Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Overthewire, etc.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical staff, leadership, legal counsel, and clients.
• Fluent communication in English and French.
• Excellent time and project management skills.

About The Job

As a Security Consultant, you will help clients prepare for, mitigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats. You will understand computer science, operating systems, networking, cloud services, and security environments, applying this knowledge to real-world threats.

Your engagements may include assisting clients during high-profile incidents, forensic analysis, threat hunting, and testing networks and devices against the latest attack techniques. You will articulate complex security concepts to diverse audiences and lead projects with cross-functional teams.

As an Incident Response Consultant, you will provide incident response, threat assessment, transformation, managed detection, and response services, helping organizations detect and respond to threats effectively. You will handle security incidents, including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a leader in cyber defense, threat intelligence, and incident response, trusted worldwide for its expertise in complex breaches, nation-state threats, and security validation.

Compensation (British Columbia & Canada - Remote Only*):

CAD 152,000-169,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Salary depends on role, level, location, skills, experience, and education. *Disclosure per Bill 13.

Note: Canadian salary figures reflect base salary only; bonuses, equity, and benefits are additional. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to investigate and contain incidents.
• Participate in client investigations, examining cloud, endpoint, and network evidence.
• Identify attacker TTPs and IOCs; develop scripts and tools to improve investigation processes.
• Develop and present reports for technical and executive audiences.

Google is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider all qualified applicants and provide accommodations for disabilities upon request.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering

Industries

• Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet