Senior Incident Response Consultant, Northeast

Google; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is looking for a Senior Incident Response Consultant to manage client projects and mentor team members. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in incident response, knowledge of forensics, and the ability to travel. This full-time position is based in the Northeast U.S., offering a salary range of $132,000 – $194,000 plus bonuses.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in incident response investigations.
• 5 years of investigative experience in network forensics or malware analysis.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to investigate and contain incidents.
• Conduct host forensics and log analysis.
• Recognize and codify attacker tools and tactics.

Skills

Incident response investigations

Network forensics

Malware triage analysis

Cloud forensics

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant technical field

Job description

Senior Incident Response Consultant, Northeast

Location: New York, NY, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA.

Remote eligible.

Level: Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience working end-to-end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions.
• 5 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.

Preferred qualifications

• Certifications in Cloud Platforms.
• Experience in security competitions, Capture the Flag (CTFs) or testing platforms such as Hack the Box, TryHackMe, Overthewire, etc.
• Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients.
• Excellent time and project management skills.

About the job

The Mandiant Incident Response team is seeking a technical consultant to manage large, client‑facing projects and train/mentor other security consultants.

In this role, you will use your understanding of both existing and emerging threat actors, as well as experience identifying rapidly changing tools, tactics and procedures of attackers. You must be able to see the big picture, understanding evolving attacker behavior and motivations. You will also possess sound business acumen, consulting skills, current technical skills and be adept in leading multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $132,000 – $194,000, plus bonus, equity, and benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and customer teams to investigate and contain incidents.
• Recognize and codify attacker tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that can be applied to current and future investigations.
• Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Google is a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, and any other basis protected by law.

Other

English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.