Senior Analyst, Cyber Forensics, Incidents and Investigations

 Workplace Type: Onsite 

Posting End Date: 20 March 2024 

Founded in 1921 and publicly traded since 1925, Newmont (www.newmont.com) is one of the largest gold companies in the world. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the company has approximately 24,000 employees and contractors, with the majority working at Newmont's core operations in the United States, Australia, Ghana, Peru and Suriname. Newmont is the only gold company listed in the S&P 500 index and in 2007 became the first gold company selected to be part of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Newmont's industry leading performance is reflected through high standards in environmental management, health and safety for its employees and creating value and opportunity for host communities and shareholders.

About this role

What will you be responsible for?

• Coordinates and/or conducts forensic examination and/or legal hold of electronic devices including computers, mobile devices, and other digital data storage media. 
• Uses software and hardware forensic tools to extract, preserve, analyze, and present evidence for further investigations or testing. 
• Assists Legal, BI&C, and HR in providing legal hold support, chain of custody integrity, information supporting investigations, and preparation of legal hold / cyber data for court purposes. 
• Maintains the confidentially of all legal and investigation support work. 
• Supports and assists with cyber security investigations.  
• Supports Cyber incident management / managers by monitoring emergent, high priority incidents.  Gathers incident artifacts, ensures the major security incidents are documented properly, and prepare for discussions with Cybersecurity Disclosure Steering Committee and Breach Response team. 
• Serves as subject matter expert on technical matters relating to digital evidence and testify in court or at hearings as an expert witness in the area of digital forensics. 
• Leverages security, information technology, and IT Compliance data to develop periodic reporting, dashboards, data analytics, and activity reports using Newmont standard business intelligence and reporting platforms. 
• Performs other cyber security duties as assigned. 

In this role you will

Here is a snapshot of what your day to day will look like:

• Coordinates, develops, and provides operational management of legal hold, investigations, forensics, and forensic technology.  
• Supports Cyber incident management and documentation process. 
• Management of technical matters relating to chain of custody and digital evidence handling. 
• Development of reporting and analytic capabilities leveraging information technology, cybersecurity and IT compliance data for dashboards, reporting, and analytics. 
• Contributes and supports to overall Cyber Security program and service delivery, assisting with other relevant duties in support of the mission. 

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Your training, skills, & experience checklist

Here is what we need to see from you!
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Cybersecurity or Applicable Experience in the Field. 
• Experience with common practices and technology in support of forensics, legal hold and digital evidence handling. 
• General Cybersecurity and Information experience with understanding of common practices, service delivery and operations. 
• Working knowledge of business and intelligence reporting and data. management.
• Background in support services. 
• Knowledge of project management.  

Experience:

• 5-7 years of overall experience across IT and/or Cybersecurity functions. 
• Experience with Legal Hold, Forensic Technology, Forensic Investigation, and Digital evidence is preferred. 
• 3+ years of customer engagement, support, and service delivery.
• Experience building reports, dashboards, and providing data analysis  
• Working knowledge of mining. 
• Ability to work in a self-directed fashion completing tasks and goals without direct management oversight.  
• Industry awareness of current IT Compliance trends and best practices (technology, risk management, IT general controls).  
• Ability to perform investigations, data gathering, forensics and legal hold while maintaining confidentiality and strong working relationships across related functions.
• Strong communication skills with ability to effectively tailor and tune message to all levels within the organization. 

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to develop, communicate and implement forensic investigations, legal hold, and digital evidence.
• Strong background and knowledge of information technology, cybersecurity and the solutions and platforms used to deliver those services.   
• Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills.  
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship expertise. 
• Ability to effectively manage confidential investigations, data, and communications.  
   

Working conditions & location

• This position is located in the corporate headquarters in Denver.
• Position is required to travel and direct the work at domestic and international sites. 

We understand no candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you!

The salary range offered for this role is USD $90,720 to 107,730. The salary range is tied to the Colorado market for jobs performed in Colorado. The salary offer to the successful candidate will be based on job-related education, training, and/or experience.  The salary offer will not be based on a candidate’s salary history at other jobs, and by law, Newmont will not seek information about salary history, and candidates should not share such information with Newmont.   

This role will be eligible for participation in a discretionary annual bonus program, pursuant to which an employee may be awarded a percentage of their salary based on the company’s performance and their own individual performance. 

Newmont offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package to support physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing. This role will be eligible for the following benefits:  Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; health savings accounts; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; short and long-term disability; defined benefit pension; 401(k) program with company match; financial planning; employee assistance program (EAP); wellbeing reimbursement program; adoption assistance; tuition reimbursement; paid holidays and paid time off; paid family leave; matching gifts; and discounts on home, auto and pet insurance.  All bonuses and benefits are subject to the applicable eligibility and program/plan terms and may be modified or terminated at Newmont’s sole discretion.