Accenture

Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage IR Analyst

Accenture$53K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US Citizenship required
  • Strong communication skills with knowledge of incident response lifecycles and insider-threat indicators
  • 1-2 years of experience in information security or equivalent education/work experience
  • Experience in event and log analysis encompassing security tools in enterprise networks
  • Familiarity with network and host-based security applications, TCP/IP, and malware analysis concepts

Responsibilities

  • Monitor and respond to cybersecurity incidents with alerted policy violations
  • Analyze incidents to establish nature and scope
  • Coordinate with lead and other teams for incident resolution
  • Document incidents and response activities clearly
  • Stay informed about latest cybersecurity threats and trends
  • Assist in developing incident response strategies
  • Collaborate with various departments to investigate security issues

Benefits

  • Wide variety of benefits offered, enhancing work-life balance
  • Ongoing acceptance of applications without a fixed deadline
Full Job Description
The Cybersecurity Incident Response Triage IR Analyst role will work in the CIRT team in the CISO organization. This role works under analysis and triage team lead to perform in-depth investigation and analysis on security-relevant events indicating policy violations or possible insider-threat presence.

The Work
  • Actively monitor and respond to cybersecurity incidents related to alerted policy violations
  • Analyze and investigate incidents to determine their nature and scope.
  • Coordinate with the lead and other Cybersecurity Incident Response Teams for effective incident resolution.
  • Document incidents and response activities in detail.
  • Stay updated with the latest cybersecurity threats and trends.
  • Assist in developing and refining incident response strategies and procedures.
  • Collaborate with operations teams, legal, human resources and management to investigate security issues and interview investigation subjects to determine true and false positives.

What you need
  • US Citizenship required
  • Excellent communication skills and knowledge in incident response lifecycles, common cyber-attacks, insider-threat indicators and warnings, data loss prevention and detection mechanisms, and federal incident reporting requirements.
  • Excellent communication (written and oral), attention to detail and interpersonal skills
  • Experience presenting complex technical information to decision makers and leading them through the decision making process
  • Work independently to deliver timely solutions without direct supervision
  • 1-2 years experience in information security, or other equivalent combination of education or equivalent work experience.
  • 1 year(s) of experience performing event and log analysis including one or more of the following: Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, Data loss prevention tools and other security tools found in large enterprise network environments; along with experience working with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions.
  • Familiarity with various network and host-based security applications and tools, such as network and host assessment/scanning tools, network and host-based intrusion detection systems, and other security software packages.
  • Familiarity with TCP/IP, common application layer protocols, and packet analysis of the same.
  • Familiarity with static and dynamic malware analysis concepts.
  • Experience with indicators of attack and compromise.
  • Familiarity with Windows / Linux architecture and endpoint analysis of the same.
  • Familiarity with basic data parsing and analysis tools, i.e., Excel, grep, sed, awk, regex, etc.

Bonus if you have
  • SANs GIAC Certifications including but not limited to GCED, GCLD, GCIH, GCFA, GREM;
    CISSP

#LI-DNI

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:

$53,900-$120,100 USD

About Accenture

Accenture plc is a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The company has more than 537,000 employees serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture operates across five business segments: Communications, Media & Technology; Financial Services; Health & Public Service; Products; and Resources. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and has offices worldwide.
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