Cyber Analyst, Digital Forensics Incident Response

Summary

At-Bay is a fast-growth InsurSec company on a mission to protect small businesses from digital risks. The Cyber Analyst role focuses on delivering incident investigation and response services, involving the collection and analysis of digital evidence, development of incident reports, and training for insureds.

Responsibilities

• Forensically sound collection, transmission, and storage of digital evidence
• Analysis of digital evidence to identify indicators of compromise and adversary activity
• Development of incident timelines and theories of compromise
• Identification of incident root causes
• Participation in threat actor negotiations as necessary (e.g., ransom negotiations, etc.)
• Participation in incident recovery (e.g., restoration of data from backups, reimaging workstations and servers, rebuilding network infrastructure, etc.) activities as necessary
• Development and delivery of incident reports to document key incident details for engagement stakeholders including executive leaders for insureds, breach coach attorneys, and At-Bay claims management staff as necessary
• Development and delivery of recommendations to mitigate the risk of future incidents for impacted insureds
• Development and delivery of incident response training and simulations for targeted insureds

Skills

• Previous digital forensics and incident response experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Previous hands-on experience performing digital forensics and incident response, including several of the following: Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, Digital evidence collection and analysis, Development and analysis of cyber threat intelligence, Leadership of or participation in investigations involving digital evidence, Intrusion detection / cyber threat hunting, Malware analysis, Incident recovery activities such as restoration of data from backups, operation of decryptor tools, etc
• Previous hands-on experience working in information technology operations (e.g., Network Operations Center, Security Operations Center, Incident Response Team, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, incident recovery, or another security discipline
• Willingness to travel as needed to perform job functions
• Significant undergraduate or graduate coursework in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or cybersecurity
• Previous background in law enforcement or government/military with experience leading complex technical investigations
• Knowledge of cloud environments, including knowledge of cloud security products and services offered by major cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google)
• Experience in a top-10 cyber consulting firm or leading DFIR provider preferred
• One or more industry cybersecurity certifications (e.g., GCIH, Security+, CISSP, etc.)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Previous digital forensics and incident response experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Previous hands-on experience performing digital forensics and incident response, including several of the following: Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, Digital evidence collection and analysis, Development and analysis of cyber threat intelligence, Leadership of or participation in investigations involving digital evidence, Intrusion detection / cyber threat hunting, Malware analysis, Incident recovery activities such as restoration of data from backups, operation of decryptor tools, etc
• Previous hands-on experience working in information technology operations (e.g., Network Operations Center, Security Operations Center, Incident Response Team, etc.)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in cybersecurity operations, incident response, incident recovery, or another security discipline
• Willingness to travel as needed to perform job functions

Nice to Haves

• Significant undergraduate or graduate coursework in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or cybersecurity
• Previous background in law enforcement or government/military with experience leading complex technical investigations
• Knowledge of cloud environments, including knowledge of cloud security products and services offered by major cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google)
• Experience in a top-10 cyber consulting firm or leading DFIR provider preferred
• One or more industry cybersecurity certifications (e.g., GCIH, Security+, CISSP, etc.)