Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Analyst

rgare; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

RGA is seeking a senior incident response professional to lead complex cyber investigations, strengthen enterprise resilience, and guide security teams through critical incidents across global environments.

You will combine hands-on DFIR expertise with strategic advisory capabilities, stakeholder engagement, and security program leadership, engaging executives and technical responders in high-pressure situations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in incident response or related cybersecurity roles.
• Experience leading major cyber incidents incl. ransomware and cloud compromise.
• Strong digital forensics using standard tools.
• Experience with Splunk, Defender, CrowdStrike, ServiceNow SIR.
• Knowledge of network protocols, log analytics, threat hunting.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise incident response and cyber crisis engagements from detection through recovery.
• Direct investigations across Windows, Linux, macOS, Microsoft 365, AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
• Perform advanced threat hunting and assessments using SIEM/EDR/forensics.
• Develop containment, eradication, remediation strategies aligned to risk.
• Produce executive briefings and post-incident reviews.
• Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, audit, and external stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted workflows to improve speed and efficiency.
• Support the 24/7 on-call rotation.

Skills

Incident response

DFIR

Security operations

Threat hunting

Digital forensics

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Splunk

Microsoft Defender

CrowdStrike Falcon

ServiceNow SIR

Cloud security technologies

Job description

You desire impactful work.You're RGA readyRGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies , we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

A Brief Overview

We are seeking a senior incident response ("DFIR") professional to lead complex cyber investigations, strengthen RGA's enterprise resilience, and guide security teams through critical incidents. This role combines hands-on DFIR expertise, strategic advisory capabilities, stakeholder engagement, and security program leadership across global environments.

You are motivated by investigating sophisticated attacks, improving security operations, and turning lessons learned into measurable improvements. You want to leverage the latest tooling's and methods to "find evil". Always want to help improve tooling's with new ideas. You are comfortable with engaging executives, legal teams, technology leaders, and technical responders during high-pressure situations.

What you will do

• Lead enterprise incident response and cyber crisis engagements from detection through recovery.
• Direct host, network, cloud, identity, and SaaS investigations across Windows, Linux, macOS, Microsoft 365, AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
• Perform advanced threat hunting and compromise assessments using SIEM, EDR, forensic, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Develop containment, eradication, and remediation strategies aligned to business risk.
• Produce executive briefings, technical reports, board-ready updates, and post-incident reviews.
• Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, audit, and external stakeholders when required.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted workflows to improve investigation speed, reporting quality, and operational efficiency.
• Support the 24/7 on-call rotation.

Required Experience and Expertise

• 5+ years in incident response, DFIR, security operations, consulting, or related cybersecurity disciplines.
• Experience leading major cyber incidents involving ransomware, business email compromise, insider threats, cloud compromise, supply chain attacks, or advanced persistent threats.
• Strong digital forensics capability using industry-standard forensic and triage tools.
• Experience with Splunk, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike Falcon, ServiceNow SIR, and cloud security technologies.
• Knowledge of network protocols, detection engineering, log analytics, and threat hunting methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a global enterprise environment.
• Forensic tools (FTK, Encase, X-Ways, Magnet Axiom, SIFT or other) experience is mandatory.

Leadership Expectations

Provide technical leadership during investigations, influence strategic security decisions, contribute to capability development, and serve as a trusted advisor for cybersecurity risk management and response readiness.

Education and Certifications

• Industry certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, GCIA, CISSP, CISM, Azure Security Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, or comparable credentials are highly desirable (not mandatory).
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, Intelligence Studies, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience is desirable (not mandatory).

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What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

We're excited to get to know you and connect your unique skills with our global opportunities. To create a modern and seamless experience, we use artificial intelligence (AI) in parts of our preliminary screening process. This technology helps us personalize job recommendations, automate interview scheduling, evaluate candidates with experience without considering name, gender, or other personal details and provide real-time answers through our chatbot. AI is used only during early screening and never makes hiring decisions. Your RGA recruiter will work closely with you every step of the way to ensure the process feels personal, thoughtful, and focused on you.