Senior Incident Response Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud

About the job

As an Incident Response Consultant, you will provide industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. You will help organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce the overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. You will resolve security incidents quickly, effectively, and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management. In this role, you will work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage.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. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal and customer teams to investigate and contain cyber security incidents.
• Lead client-facing incident response investigations across cloud, endpoint, and network environments.
• Conduct host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of incident response investigations.
• Recognize and codify attacker Tools, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) to build investigative scripts, tools, and methodologies.
• Develop and present comprehensive reports and briefings on technical findings to both technical teams and executive leadership.

Qualifications

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 20%.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications in cloud platforms or industry digital forensics and incident response (e.g., SANS GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, or equivalent).
• Experience in security competitions, Capture the Flags (CTFs), or platforms such as Hack The Box, TryHackMe, or OverTheWire.
• Experience communicating investigative findings and technical strategies to executive leadership, legal counsel, and clients.
• Experience leading client-facing incident response engagements, managing project deliverables, or mentoring consultants.
• Excellent time and project management skills.
• Active attendance at major cybersecurity conferences (e.g., Black Hat, DEF CON, etc.).