The Senior Associate, Information Security - Forensics

The Senior Associate, Information Security - Forensics is a global team member responsible for leading incident response for cyber security incidents affecting businesses, clients, and vendors. This role requires technical skill to ensure incident containment, remediation, and closure. The individual will collaborate closely with legal, data privacy, business, and client teams, and must be comfortable interacting with senior executives, including C-level staff, to manage and resolve security incidents effectively.

Must Have

• Lead investigation and response of cyber security incidents as Incident Commander.
• Analyze compromised/potentially compromised systems utilizing forensics tools.
• Coordinate evidence/data gathering and document security incident reports.
• Manage, review, and present written and oral reports for management.
• Maintain current knowledge of tools and best practices in advanced persistent threats, forensics, and incident response.
• Perform complex forensic investigations into system breaches, data leaks, and system weaknesses.
• Provide technical expertise to staff on security incident monitoring, triage, response, threat & vulnerability management, and security analysis.
• Provide strategic direction on Incident Management activities to drive efficiencies, including automation with AI tools.
• EDR Experience- CrowdStrike and/or SentinelOne with experience investigating and analyzing malware and other malicious activity.
• Experience with forensics tools such as FTK, EnCase, Autopsy to collect and analyze file system artifacts, process history, application artifacts, memory collection and analysis for physical and cloud systems (Windows, Mac, Linux).
• 4 or more years of experience in an analytical role of either forensics analyst (Linux, Windows, or MacOS), threat analyst, incident response, SOC analyst, or security engineer/ consultant.
• Experience with cloud environments such as: Azure, AWS, GCP – knowing how to collect and analyze logs from Guard Duty/ Defender and CloudTrail, etc.
• Experience developing and managing incident response programs with focus on efficiency through AI development.
• Strong communication skills with confidence leading Incident Response calls with different stakeholders; followed by producing detailed incident reports.
• Proficient in social engineering, phishing, and related fraud schemes.
• Strong general knowledge of security concepts and expertise in network and web application security issues.
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or other scripting language in an incident handling environment.

Good to Have

• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK or related frameworks.

Company description

Publicis Re:Sources is the backbone of Publicis Groupe, the world’s most valuable agency group. We are the only full-service, end-to-end shared service organization in the industry, enabling Groupe agencies to do what they do best: innovate and transform for their clients.

Formed in 1998 as a small team to service a few Publicis Groupe firms, Publicis Re:Sources has grown to 6,200+ employees globally. We provide technology solutions and business services including finance, accounting, legal, benefits, procurement, tax, real estate, treasury and risk management.

We continually transform to keep pace with our ever-changing communications industry and thrive on a spirit of innovation felt around the globe. Learn more about Publicis Re:Sources and the Publicis Groupe agencies we support at http://www.publicisresources.com.

The Publicis Re:Sources Guiding Principles define who we are and what we stand for. They reflect the mindset and behaviors that shape how we work, how we support one another, and how we drive progress together.

• People First, Driving Success Together
• Problem Solving Mindset
• Respect Each Other
• Partner and Collaborate as One Team
• Commit to Quality and Standards
• Innovate and Embrace the Future

Overview

The Senior Associate, Information Security - Forensics is part of a global team and is responsible for incident response of cyber security incidents that are associated with our businesses, clients, and vendors; is technically skilled and ensures incident containment, remediation, and closure. This individual will be expected to work closely with the legal, data privacy, business, and client teams. They should be comfortable with interacting with senior executives, including C-level staff.

Salary Range: $100-125K/yr

• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position

Responsibilities

• Incident Commander to lead investigation and response of cyber security incidents.
• Analyze compromised/potentially compromised systems utilizing forensics tools.
• Coordinate evidence/data gathering and document security incident reports.
• Manage, review, and present written and oral reports in a pertinent, concise, and accurate manner for distribution to management.
• Maintain current knowledge of tools and best practices in advanced persistent threats, tools, techniques, procedures of attackers, forensics, and incident response.
• Perform complex forensic investigations into system breaches, data leaks, and system weaknesses.
• Provide technical expertise to staff on security incident monitoring, triage, response, threat & vulnerability management, and security analysis.
• Provide strategic direction on types of Incident Management activities that will drive efficiencies across company, including automation with AI tools.

Qualifications

• EDR Experience- CrowdStrike and/or SentinelOne with experience investigating and analyzing malware and other malicious activity.
• Experience with forensics tools such as FTK, EnCase, Autopsy to collect and analyze file system artifacts, process history, application artifacts, memory collection and analysis for physical and cloud systems (Windows, Mac, Linux).
• 4 or more years of experience in an analytical role of either forensics analyst (Linux, Windows, or MacOS), threat analyst, incident response, SOC analyst, or security engineer/ consultant.
• Experience with cloud environments such as: Azure, AWS, GCP – knowing how to collect and analyze logs from Guard Duty/ Defender and CloudTrail, etc.
• Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK or related frameworks.
• Experience developing and managing incident response programs with focus on efficiency through AI development.
• Strong communication skills with confidence leading Incident Response calls with different stakeholders; followed by producing detailed incident reports.
• Proficient in social engineering, phishing, and related fraud schemes.
• Strong general knowledge of security concepts and expertise in network and web application security issues.
• Experience with a scripting language such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or other scripting language in an incident handling environment.

Additional information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) currently in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an ""at-will"" relations.

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