Digital Forensics and Incident Response Specialist

@ Cybereason

Position Summary

The Digital Forensics and Incident Response Specialist at Cybereason is responsible for investigating cybersecurity incidents and conducting digital forensic investigations. The role requires deep technical expertise and strong analytical skills to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Incident Response: Lead responses to security incidents, identify, contain, eradicate, and recover.
• Digital Forensics: Conduct forensic investigations, collect, preserve, and analyze digital evidence.
• Threat Analysis: Monitor alerts, analyze threat intelligence, and perform threat hunting activities.
• Reporting and Documentation: Prepare incident reports and maintain comprehensive documentation.
• Security Improvement: Collaborate with IT teams, implement best practices, and conduct post-incident reviews.
• Training and Awareness: Provide training on incident response and digital forensics; develop security awareness programs.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work with cross-functional teams and communicate updates to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital forensics, incident response, or related roles.
• Strong knowledge of forensics tools such as EnCase, FTK, X-Ways.
• Experience with incident response frameworks like NIST and SANS.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• Relevant certifications (GCFA, GCIH, CCE, EnCE).
• Experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python or PowerShell.

Compensation

Base pay approximately between $165,000 - $250,000 USD plus Stock Options and Benefits. Actual salary varies by experience, qualifications, and other compensations like bonuses.

About Cybereason

Cybereason values diversity and teamwork. The culture emphasizes collaboration, continual learning, and innovation to reverse the adversary advantage. Core values include winning as one, continuous evolution, daring innovation, customer obsession, resilience, and being unapologetically true to oneself.

Key skills/competency

Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Cybersecurity, Threat Analysis, Forensic Tools, Documentation, Training, Collaboration, SOC, Scripting