Senior Cyber Incident Response Coordinator

Description:

The Cyber & Investigative Services (CIS) Senior Cyber Incident Response Coordinator will exercise exemplary incident management techniques to coordinate incident response to cybersecurity events or incidents stemming from suspected threats on a global scale. Candidates for the role must have an exceptional comprehension of cybersecurity incident response plans and coordination of activities, establish and foster relationships on a global scale, and have superb verbal and written communication skills. Additionally, candidates must have a sense of diplomacy, ability to anticipate obstacles, and decision-making skills to handle the fast-paced world of cybersecurity incident management. Advanced skills in cybersecurity incident response, incident management, chain-of-custody, forensics, cybersecurity event analysis, and hands-on cybersecurity/digital-forensics skills are required.

Your Key Responsibilities

Independently coordinate complex response efforts to global cybersecurity incidents caused by external threats that may involve nontraditional working hours
Serve as a liaison and relationship manager to different businesses and interface with fellow team members and colleagues on other Information Security teams, as well as manage relationships with business partners, management, vendors, and external parties
Establish, foster, and maintain relationships with General Counsel, Data Privacy/Protection, and Risk Management key contacts
Drive and manage integration with other corporate incident management programs to ensure consistency and alignment with peer support teams within IT
Oversee critical Cyber & Investigative Services projects as directed by leadership
Serve as a counselor and manager for junior members of the Cyber Incident Response team
Lead process and documentation development and improvements by the Cyber & Investigative Services team
Develop and document processes to ensure consistent and scalable response operations, and ensure continuous improvement to the firm’s global cybersecurity incident response plan
Independently, as well as upon request, develop and deliver metrics to leadership relevent to the operational improvement of the cybersecurity incident response process
Responsible for reporting upon team’s performance and deficiencies in order to identify areas for improvement, as well as institute programs for correction or enhancement
Draft communications and ensure timely reports/updates to leadership for their own cases and the cases of those reporting to them during and after an event/incident
Own and/or oversee process and corresponding documenation
Must be willing to be on-call off hours in rotation with other team members (Required)

Skills And Attributes For Success

An exceptional comprehension of the incident response lifecycle in theory and practice
The ability to coordinate high-profile, complex, and global cybersecurity incidents from the point of incident declaration through resolution
Drive cybersecurity incident gap identification and post incident lesson’s learned efforts to resolution
Have comprehensive knowledge in all domains of Information Security and associated technologies in the support of collaboration with partnering teams, eradication, and remediation efforts in support of cybersecurity incidents, and appropriate identification and assignment of gaps identified during response efforts
Comfortable managing through ambiguity, making thoughtful and sound judgments during stressful environments
Analyze findings in investigative matters, and develop fact-based reports
Ability to identify and articulate opportunities for improvement while driving lessons learned activities
Demonstrated integrity and judgment within a professional environment
Inquisitive approach to analysis and peer review
Application of emotional intelligence and calm under pressure
Ability to appropriately balance work/personal priorities
Talent management of direct reports with empathy and patience, while developing them professionally
Exemplary presentation and communication skills across differing mediums, including written and verbal communication

To qualify for the role, you must have

Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
Experience:
10+ years’ collective experience between the following roles:
Information Security Professional
Information System Administration/Engineering
5+ years’ collective experience between the following roles:
Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst/Manager
Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence
Cybersecurity Detection Engineering
Other relevant Cyber Defense functions
Attack & Penetration Testing (Active Defense)
eDiscovery or related role performing forensic functions
3+ years’ collective experience between the following roles:
Cybersecurity Digital Forensics Incident Response (DFIR) Analyst/Manager
Cybersecurity Incident Coordinator
Intricate understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response
Mastery of electronic investigation, forensic tools, and methodologies, including: log correlation and analysis, forensically handling electronic data, knowledge of the computer security investigative processes, malware identification and analysis
Familiarity, understanding, and comfort navigating legalities surrounding electronic-discovery/collection and analysis of digital evidence
Understanding of network topography and protocols
Understanding-of and adaptability-to regulatory stipulations regarding security incidents on a global scale