Senior Cyber Incident Responder

Highmark Inc.
Pierre, United States of America
29 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 139K

Job location

Remote
Pierre, United States of America

Tech stack

Software System Penetration Testing
Network Analysis
Computer Security
Information Systems
Computer Networks
Computer Engineering
Digital Forensics
Email Filtering
Systems Analysis
Intrusion Detection Systems
Network Security
Cloud Services
Software Engineering
Malware
Information Technology
Cybercrime
Malware Detection
Cyber Warfare

Job description

This Position is the top investigator in the Cyber Fusion Center, capable of working any kind of incident, leading investigations, and ensuring incidents are properly documented and completed ensuring the CIRP (Cyber Incident Response Plan) is adhered to. They will be considered the subject experts and may be called to lead projects and aid in formulation and execution of security strategy for the team. The Senior Cyber Incident Responder interfaces with other internal teams to determine scope of work and resources for the team and delegates activities based upon complexity and capacity., * Coordinate and provide expert technical support to enterprise-wide cyber defense technicians to resolve cyber defense incidents. Handle escalated incidents serving as subject matter expert. (20%)

  • Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations that enable expeditious remediation. (20%)
  • Analyze log files from a variety of sources (e.g., individual host logs, network traffic logs, firewall logs, and intrusion detection system [IDS] logs) to identify possible threats to network security. (10%)
  • Perform cyber defense incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact, identifying the specific vulnerability, and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation. (10%)
  • Perform cyber defense trend analysis and reporting, making recommendations to leadership to mitigate future risks. (10%)
  • Perform initial, forensically sound collection of images and inspect to discern possible mitigation/remediation on enterprise systems. (10%)
  • Perform real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs). (10%)
  • Receive and analyze network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts. 95%)
  • Track and document cyber defense incidents from initial detection through final resolution. (5%)
  • Other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

Required

  • 5 years of Malware Analysis, Digital Forensics, Data/Network Analysis, Penetration testing, Trends Analysis, or Information Assurance
  • 5 years of Cyber Incident Handling, * Identifying, capturing, containing, and reporting malware
  • Preserving evidence integrity according to standard operating procedures or national standards
  • Securing network communications
  • Recognizing and categorizing types of vulnerabilities and associated attacks
  • Protecting a network against malware (e.g., NIPS, anti-malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters)
  • Performing damage assessments
  • Using security event correlation tools
  • Design incident response for cloud service models

EDUCATION

Required

  • Bachelor's in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, software engineering, information systems, computer engineering, or other related field

Substitutions

  • 6 years of experience with information security and systems analysis and experience working within an information security function using the HITRUST Common Security Framework (HITRUST CSF), or the NIST 800-83 cyber security framework

Preferred

  • Masters in computer science, cybersecurity, information technology, software engineering, information systems, computer engineering, or other related field

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

Required

  • None

Preferred

  • Cyber Incident/Security Certifications
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), two of the following certifications: CISSP, GCFA, GCIH, GCFE, GNFA, GREM or GCCC.

Language (Other than English), Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Benefits & conditions

_As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. _

Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Pay Range Minimum:

$86,400.00

Pay Range Maximum:

$138,600.00

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