3+ years of information security experience working within a Security Operations Center or Cyber Security Incident Response Team
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Security, or a related field. 6+ years of experience working within a Security Operations Center, Incident Response Team, law enforcement, and/or military experience may be accepted in lieu of this requirement
Demonstrate working knowledge of the Incident Response Life Cycle, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Kill Chain, and other cybersecurity frameworks
Demonstrated knowledge of common intrusion methods and cyber-attack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), as well as common industry practices to investigate and respond to threats, including phishing, malware, network attacks, suspicious activity, and data security incidents
Demonstrated proficiency in determining appropriate methods to contain, eradicate, and recover from a variety of security incidents. Provide recommendations to prevent incidents from recurring
Possesses an understanding of common Operating Systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS), Networking (Firewalls, Proxies, NetFlow, etc.), Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), and Security Technologies (Anti-Virus, Intrusion Prevention, Web Application Firewalls, etc.)
Ability to review and interpret device and application logs from a variety of sources (e.g., Firewalls, Proxies, Web Servers, System Logs, Splunk, Packet Captures, etc.) to identify root cause and determine next steps for containment, eradication, and recovery
Experience with common Incident Response and Security Monitoring applications such as SIEM (e.g., Qradar, Splunk), EDR (e.g., FireEye HX, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender, etc.); experience with Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) technologies such as Palo Alto XSOAR and Google Secops (Chronicle) are a plus
Continuously build advanced cybersecurity expertise across cloud security (Azure/AWS), incident response, threat detection, system and network forensics, SIEM/monitoring tools, vulnerability management, malware analysis, and scripting/automation
One or more professional, currently-held certifications related to Digital Forensics, Incident Response, or Ethical Hacking highly preferred (e.g., GCIH, GMON, GCED, GSOC, CEH, GCFE, GCFA, CFCE, ENCE)
Bonus: Information security management certifications (CISSP, CISM) or vendor-specific certifications
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