Cybersecurity L1 Associate (AC Manila)

PwC Acceleration Center Manila; Taguig; On-site; PHP 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Acceleration Center Manila is hiring a Cybersecurity L1 Associate to support incident response within our Cybersecurity practice. You will monitor alerts, analyze events, and document findings to help reduce cyber threats in a fast-paced client environment.

You will collaborate with senior team members, gain hands-on experience across incident response, forensics, and log analysis, and contribute to ongoing security operations while demonstrating clear communication in English.

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor's degree.
• At least 1 to 3 years of experience.
• Oral and written proficiency in English required.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring security events and logs to identify suspicious activity and escalating issues through incident response channels
• Analyzing alerts, indicators of compromise, and threat intelligence to support incident triage and containment actions
• Supporting digital forensic and log analysis tasks to help determine incident scope, root cause, and affected assets
• Documenting incident details, remediation steps, and case updates in ticketing and security tracking tools
• Assisting in vulnerability assessment and threat detection activities across network and security platforms
• Contributing to incident response plans by gathering evidence, validating control gaps, and tracking follow‑up actions
• Collaborating with senior team members to execute mitigation measures and recover affected systems
• Applying cybersecurity framework knowledge to support client security operations and incident management tasks

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center Manila and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands‑on learning, cutting‑edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day.

As a Cybersecurity L1 Associate you will support incident response activities within our Cybersecurity practice, helping identify, analyze, and resolve security events that affect client systems and data. As an Associate you will contribute to client engagement tasks while building your skills, adapting to changing situations, asking questions, and taking ownership of assigned work in a fast‑paced environment. In this role at PwC, you will monitor alerts, gather information from multiple sources, document findings clearly, and contribute to efforts that reduce impact from cyber threats and support ongoing security operations.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring security events and logs to identify suspicious activity and escalating issues through incident response channels
• Analyzing alerts, indicators of compromise, and threat intelligence to support incident triage and containment actions
• Supporting digital forensic and log analysis tasks to help determine incident scope, root cause, and affected assets
• Documenting incident details, remediation steps, and case updates in ticketing and security tracking tools
• Assisting in vulnerability assessment and threat detection activities across network and security platforms
• Contributing to incident response plans by gathering evidence, validating control gaps, and tracking follow‑up actions
• Collaborating with senior team members to execute mitigation measures and recover affected systems
• Applying cybersecurity framework knowledge to support client security operations and incident management tasks

What You Must Have

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 1 to 3 years of experience
• Oral and written proficiency in English required

What Sets You Apart

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Business Studies, Computer and Information Science, Information CyberSecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems
• At least one of the following: One or more certifications aligned to incident response and cyber defense, including GIAC (eg., GCFA, GCIA, GCIH) or equivalent incident response credentials
• Demonstrating coursework or internship exposure to cybersecurity incident handling
• Utilizing log analysis, threat detection, or vulnerability review skills
• Supporting security operations center tasks in fast‑paced client settings
• Communicating clearly, asking questions, and learning from feedback
• Adapting quickly across varied teams, tools, and incident scenarios