Global Digital Forensics & Incident Response Lead

pru; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 124,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

PTO

401(k)

Pension

Wellness program

Education benefits

Stock purchase

Job summary

Prudential's Global Technology team seeks a Digital Forensics & Incident Response Lead to conduct forensics and incident response analyses across global security operations. You will investigate incidents, hunt threats, and support readiness activities in a dynamic enterprise environment.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber incident response, proficiency with forensic tools (X-Ways, EnCase), and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of incident response in large corporate/enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics, Information Security, CS, IT or related.
• Experience with enterprise forensic software suites (X-Ways, EnCase).
• Proficient in Python, PowerShell, Bash scripting.
• Hold standard certifications (CCE, EnCE, GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, GREM, GNFA, GPEN).
• Understand MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain.

Responsibilities

• Scope and perform enterprise-wide investigations across on-prem and cloud platforms (AD/Entra, M365, Azure, AWS).
• Leverage Splunk SPL and KQL in support of investigative workflows.
• Utilize EDR tooling to perform enterprise-wide investigations and analysis.
• Perform log, host, memory, and network-based forensics in support of active investigations.
• Perform malicious code triage in support of incident response activities.
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills sharing key investigative details to stakeholders and business leaders globally.
• Collaborate closely with technical stakeholders in support of active investigations.
• Develop scripts, queries and automation workflows in support of XSOAR.
• Lead and contribute to unique team-driven projects, advancing the team's forensic and response capabilities across the enterprise.

Skills

Cyber incident response

Forensic investigations

Splunk SPL

KQL

Python

PowerShell

Bash

MITRE ATT&CK

Cyber Kill Chain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Digital Forensics/Info Security/CS/IT

CCE, EnCE, GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, GREM, GNFA, GPEN certifications

Tools

X-Ways

EnCase

EDR tooling

Job description

Prudential's Global Technology team seeks a Digital Forensics & Incident Response Lead to conduct forensics and incident response analyses across global security operations. You will investigate incidents, hunt threats, and support readiness activities in a dynamic enterprise environment.

The role requires 5+ years in cyber incident response, proficiency with forensic tools (X-Ways, EnCase), and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Bash).