Junior Incident Response Analyst - Hybrid in McLean

Pondurance; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Pondurance is seeking a Junior Incident Response Consultant to join our incident response team in a hybrid role based in McLean, VA. You will support forensic investigations alongside senior colleagues to help stop compromises during containment, eradication, and data access forensic efforts.

Responsibilities include analyzing forensic data, identifying signs of malicious activity, and reporting findings with clarity to the Pondurance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven understanding of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attack lifecycles.
• Familiarity with phishing tactics and mitigation strategies.
• Proficiency in utilizing diverse investigative tools to construct detailed incident timelines.

Responsibilities

• Assist Principal and Senior consultants throughout the Incident Response lifecycle, from containment to reporting.
• Analyze relevant forensic datasets and present findings clearly to the internal Pondurance team.
• Detect signs of unauthorized or malicious activity across collected forensic evidence.
• Highlight potential evidence gaps and report findings in a structured format to team members.
• Work from the McLean, VA office approximately 20% of the time for device collection and other business needs.
• Deliver after-hours investigative support on an as-needed basis.

Skills

BEC lifecycle understanding

Phishing awareness

Investigative tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

PowerShell

Terminal/iTerm2

Python

Bash

Java

C++

Windows

Microsoft 365

Slack

Job description

Pondurance is seeking a Junior Incident Response Consultant to join our incident response team in a hybrid role based in McLean, VA. You will support forensic investigations alongside senior colleagues to help stop compromises during containment, eradication, and data access forensic efforts.

Responsibilities include analyzing forensic data, identifying signs of malicious activity, and reporting findings with clarity to the Pondurance team.