Remote Senior Cyber Defense & Incident Response Lead

Google; Alabama; Remote; USD 168,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google, through Mandiant, is seeking a Cyber Defense Principal Consultant to lead incident response within a Cyber Defense Center. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver recommendations for improved CDC operations and SOC capabilities.

You will guide clients through incident containment, remediation, and process improvements while keeping executives informed of status and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in SOC analyst, malware research, threat hunting, or similar roles, working with EDR and SIEM technologies.
• Experience leading incident response activities and communicating investigation status to senior stakeholders.
• Experience with multiple operating systems, directory service software, and document, spreadsheet, and presentation software.

Responsibilities

• Identify challenges in customer Cyber Defense Centers and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
• Conduct real-time analysis using SIEM, endpoint, and network based technologies with a focus on identifying security events and false positives.
• Advise on CDC, CSIRT, and SOC management activities.
• Research and leverage cybersecurity intelligence sources, attacker techniques, containment methodologies, and remediation processes to improve SOC incident detection and response capabilities.
• Develop client relationships with senior stakeholders to achieve project and long-term strategic objectives.

Skills

SOC experience

Incident response

Threat hunting

EDR/SIEM

Cross-functional communication

Windows/Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Linux

Job description

Google, through Mandiant, is seeking a Cyber Defense Principal Consultant to lead incident response within a Cyber Defense Center. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver recommendations for improved CDC operations and SOC capabilities.

You will guide clients through incident containment, remediation, and process improvements while keeping executives informed of status and impact.