Principal DFIR Consultant- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
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GuidePoint Security LLC
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
Job Overview
GuidePoint Security’s Digital Forensics & Incident Response Practice (DFIR) performs the following:
- Reactive Incident Response Investigations
- Forensic Investigations
- Proactive Threat Discovery and Threat Hunting
- Purple Team Exercises (as Blue Team in collaboration with GuidePoint Red Team)
- Tabletop Exercises
As a Principal Digital Forensics Incident Response Consultant, you will be a technical resource that leverages your knowledge, skills, and experience to help deliver results to clients in various sectors.
Role Requirements
Your primary responsibilities revolve around solving challenging and complex problems and include sharing knowledge with team members, assisting with the technical aspects of DFIR investigations, and utilizing your creativity and adaptability to perform advanced mission-critical assessments.
GuidePoint Security’s DFIR service offerings are perpetually evolving in response to emerging threats and diverse client needs, and your creativity and expertise will assist the DFIR Practice with adapting to this rapidly changing environment. Primary Duties will include:
- Operate as a technical resource within the Practice and actively participate in DFIR investigations
- Core understanding of Windows, Linux, and/or MacOS forensics
- Effective engagement communication, time management, and collaboration with peers
- Author comprehensive engagement deliverables that are tailored to both technical and managerial audiences as well as fully detail the technical findings, recommendations, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies
- Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance
- Utilize automation, orchestration, and scripting to reduce manual processes, improving overall efficiency while also enabling new capabilities to meet the rapidly changing needs of our clients
- Contribute to integration of existing and future open-source and commercial tools to help improve DFIR processes and procedures
- Perpetually strengthen relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities to stay at the forefront of the information security industry
- Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve along with a rapidly-growing company
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Experience
Essential Qualifications:
- Four (4+) years of experience performing incident response investigations
- Six (6+) combined years of IT and information security experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in a Consulting Services role
- Experience with Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) methodology and process
- Core capabilities include:
- Network traffic analysis
- Host forensics
- Malware handling / triage
- Log review
- Experience with a variety of industry-related solutions including EDR, NDR, XDR, SIEM, FW, NGAV, Velociraptor, OSQuery, and others
- Experience with common programming languages including PowerShell, Python, BASH, Go, C, C++, C#, or others
- Experience with cloud technologies for the enterprise, such as Amazon Web Services, G Suite, Office 365, and Azure.
- Awareness of attacker techniques, advanced threat groups, and integration of intelligence into an investigation
- Other relevant industry certifications, such as but not limited to CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GDAT, GCFE, and GFCA
Why GuidePoint?
GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 750 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 3,000 Enterprise-Level customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- 100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
- 100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Care plan
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: Automation Azure Bash Blue team C CISSP Cloud DFIR EDR Forensics GCFE GCIA GCIH Incident response Linux MacOS Malware PowerShell Python Red team Scripting SIEM Windows XDR
Perks/benefits: Career development Flex hours Flex vacation Health care
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