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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Incident Response Security Consultant, Mandiant - **Company:** Google LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $168,000.0 - $243,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Digital Forensics, Network Forensics, Open Source Technology, Google Cloud, Malware, Cyber Threat Analysis, Information Technology, Cybercrime, Cyber Warfare, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/E61953A2657642689751D68E14039CC2/job/ ## About the Role Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. * 8 years of experience working end to end incident response investigations, analysis, or containment actions. * 8 years of investigative experience with network forensics, malware triage analysis, cloud forensics, or disk and memory forensics. * Ability to travel up to 30%. Preferred qualifications: * Experience managing enterprise systems or networks. * Experience conducting threat hunting in various environments. * Proficient with commercial and open source forensics suites such as XWays and TSK. * Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, legal counsel, and internal and external clients. * Ability to quickly learn and use a new technology stack or platform. ## Description As an Incident Response Consultant, you will provide industry-leading incident response, assessment, transformation, managed detection and response, and training services with in-depth tactical support. You will help organizations effectively detect and respond to threats and reduce the overall impact of business risk before, during, and after an incident. You will be able to resolve security incidents quickly, effectively and at scale with complete incident response including investigation, containment, remediation, and crisis management. In this role, you will work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $168000 - $243000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits, * Manage incident response engagements, compromise assessments, and threat-hunting operations with minimal guidance. * Execute digital forensics, host-based live response, network traffic analysis, and static/dynamic malware analysis across cloud (GCP) and on-premise environments. * Automate forensic tasks and build team utility tools using programming languages. * Oversee the project lifecycle for multiple consulting engagements, including planning, budgeting, and quality control. * Draft investigation reports and present technical findings clearly to client stakeholders, leadership, and external legal counsel. ## Related Videos - [Fighting the Next Wave of Cybercrime](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100331-fighting-the-next-wave-of-cybercrime) - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [Checkmate: 5 Real Incidents That Can End a Software Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100126-checkmate-5-real-incidents-that-can-end-a-software-company) - [Enhancing Workload Security in Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/356-enhancing-workload-security-in-kubernetes) - [Deep Fakes: The Lies We Can’t See](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1187-deep-fakes-the-lies-we-can-t-see) - [Cyber Sleuth: Finding Hidden Connections in Cyber Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/893-cyber-sleuth-finding-hidden-connections-in-cyber-data) ## Related Articles - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Walking Into The Era of Supply Chain Risks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/106-walking-into-the-era-of-supply-chain-risks) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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