Incident Response & Forensics Analyst

V Group Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly technical Incident Response & Forensics Analyst to join their Cyber Security Operations Center. This role involves providing direct support to a 24/7 monitoring group and handling cybersecurity incidents. You will serve as a primary contact for escalations, conduct forensic analysis, and create incident reports to brief management. With a focus on the public sector, this position offers the opportunity to work remotely with occasional visits to NYC. If you have a passion for cybersecurity and a strong background in incident response, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of IT-Security experience with incident response functions.
• Strong experience with digital forensic tools and cybersecurity.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for cybersecurity incident escalations.
• Perform forensics on memory, disks, and logs.
• Create incident reports and provide recommendations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Digital forensic tools

Powershell

PERL

Python

Cybersecurity certifications

OT & PCI technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent experience in IT-Security

Job description

Direct message the job poster from V Group Inc.

Recruiting for NY - MTA, VITA, State of NC, SC, MI, MS, TN at V Group

Job Title: Incident Response & Forensics Analyst

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: Remote with Occasional visit to NYC

Position Type: Contract

Interview Type: In-person or Webcam

Ceipal ID: MTA_SECU653_MA

Job ID: 4653-1

*PLEASE NOTE THIS POSITION WILL ALLOW CONSULTANT TO WORK REMOTELY. HOWEVER, AS A Security Threat Intelligence, DUTIES WILL OCCASIONALLY NECESSITATE CONSULTANT TO WORK ONSITE. THEREFORE, WILL BE CRITICAL FOR THE CONSULTANT TO BE LOCAL TO NYC AND ABLE TO TRAVEL TO OUR OFFICE WITHOUT ISSUE, AS NEEDED (AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE).

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is seeking a highly technical Incident Response & Forensics Specialist. This position is a part of the IT Threat Intelligence group within the Cyber Security Operations Center and will be expected to provide direct support to the 24/7 Cyber Security Monitoring group as needed. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Serving as a primary point of contact for MTA CSOC & MSSP Cybersecurity Incident escalations
2. Interfaces directly with vendors & third parties for notified/observed compromises
3. Forensics on memory, disks, and logs
4. Malware analysis (dynamic & static)
5. Involvement in full incident response lifecycle
6. Processes evidence in accordance with Chain of Custody
7. Creates Incident reports to brief to executive management
8. Provide recommendations to prevent similar incidents
9. Assist the Threat Intelligence group in other functions including Threat Readiness

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong experience with digital forensic tools
• Strong understanding and analysis of code such as Powershell, PERL, Python
• Cybersecurity certifications (preferred)
• Experience with OT & PCI technologies (preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Services, or IT Security related field –Or- A satisfactory equivalent with at least 3 years of IT-Security experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience Tier 1 & 2 support for cyber security operation center.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with performing incident response functions & investigations

V Group Inc. is an IT Services company which supplies IT staffing, project management, and delivery services in software, network, help desk and all IT areas. Our primary focus is the public sector including state and federal contracts.