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Sr Consultant-DFIR

Trustwave

Trustwave

Washington, DC, USA
Posted on Sep 18, 2024
About Trustwave

Trustwave is a leading cybersecurity and managed security services provider focused on threat detection and response. We uncover threats that others can’t and respond quicker than others can to protect against the devastating impacts of cyberattacks. We’re a world-class team of cyber consultants, threat hunters and researchers serving clients in 96 countries. At Trustwave, you can learn alongside the best, make a personal impact on a global scale, and solve new challenges every day. Learn more about us at https://www.trustwave.com.

Do you want to work with a great team of specialists investigating a wide range of cyber breaches, and tracking advanced threat actors from around the world? If so, Trustwave SpiderLabs needs YOU!

SpiderLabs is Trustwave’s elite security team focused on digital forensics, incident response, penetration testing, application security, and threat intelligence.

This position is for a Senior Digital Forensics Incident Response Analyst role on our DFIR team. Your primary role will be helping customers prepare for, respond to, and investigate cybersecurity breaches, and you will need to be prepared to work with both small and large organizations of varying levels of technical maturity. The team’s work includes cyber breach investigations, and proactive services, including tabletop exercises, incident response training, incident response plan organizational maturity reviews, and leaked data exposure assessments.

Candidate must be a US citizen.

Localization - Washington, D.C.

The Ideal Applicant Will

  • Have several years of experience in digital forensics and/or incident response
  • Have experience with investigating compromises involving large enterprise environments
  • Have a good understanding of different platforms and technologies with experience with using forensic tools, acquiring and analyzing forensic artifacts, detecting breaches and resultant breach effects, and preserving and maintaining data integrity.
  • Strong awareness of current cyber threats, forensic challenges, and industry best practices.
  • Have the ability to inspire and mentor junior team members based in different global regions
  • Subject-matter expert who can communicate technical concepts to all levels.
  • Work well independently, ensuring client deliverables are of a high standard.
  • Takes ownership of engagements, all the while demonstrating a strong commercial awareness
  • Demonstrate strong report writing and verbal skills.
  • Be prepared to work some weekends when `on-call’.

Bonus experience

  • Contributions to the DFIR community include blog posts, conference presentations, and tool development.
  • Any penetration testing, threat intelligence, network or system administration, or IT audit experience.
  • Industry certifications

Education

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required; a college or university degree is a plus.

This opportunity is open to anyone legally authorized to work in the United States. Guided by our flexible workplace philosophy, Moments That Matter, people gather in the office when in-person interaction is most impactful.

Per Federal government contracting requirements, candidate must be a US citizen, as well as potentially pass and maintain a National Agency Check with Local Agency and Credit Checks (NACLC).

Trustwave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We're committed to treating everyone with respect, one of our core TRUST Values, and strive to create a culture that empowers all Trustees to be their best, most authentic selves. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

To All Agencies

Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Trustwave outside of the Talent Acquisition team. Trustwave’s policy is to only accept resumes from agencies via the Trustwave Agency Portal. Agencies must have a valid fee agreement in place and they must have been assigned the specific requisition to which they submit resumes, by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted outside of this process will be deemed the sole property of Trustwave and in the event a candidate is submitted outside of this policy is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.