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DFIR Consultant / Senior DFIR Consultant - Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Two (2+) years of incident response experience for Consultant, Four (4+) years of IT and information security experience for Consultant, Four (4+) years of incident response experience for Senior Consultant, Six (6+) years of IT and information security experience for Senior Consultant, Experience with programming languages like PowerShell, Python, or BASH.

Key responsabilities:

Operate as a technical resource in DFIR investigations
Engagement communication, time management, and collaboration
Author comprehensive deliverables for technical and managerial audiences
Foster client relationships through support and guidance
Utilize automation and improve processes with tools

GuidePoint Security Management Consulting SME https://www.guidepointsecurity.com/

501 - 1000 Employees

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Job description

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

Job Overview

GuidePoint Security’s Digital Forensics & Incident Response Practice (DFIR) performs the following:

Reactive Incident Response Investigations
Forensic Investigations
Proactive Threat Discovery and Threat Hunting
Purple Team Exercises (as Blue Team in collaboration with GuidePoint Red Team)

As an Incident Response Consultant, you will be a technical resource that leverages your knowledge, skills, and experience to help deliver results to clients in various sectors.

Role Requirements

Your primary responsibilities revolve around solving challenging and complex problems and include sharing knowledge with team members, assisting with the technical aspects of DFIR investigations, and utilizing your creativity and adaptability to perform advanced mission-critical assessments.

GuidePoint Security’s DFIR service offerings are perpetually evolving in response to emerging threats and diverse client needs, and your creativity and expertise will assist the DFIR Practice with adapting to this rapidly changing environment. Primary Duties will include:

Operate as a technical resource within the Practice and actively participate in DFIR investigations
Effective engagement communication, time management, and collaboration with peers
Author comprehensive engagement deliverables that are tailored to both technical and managerial audiences as well as fully detail the technical findings, recommendations, business impact, and realistic remediation strategies
Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance
Utilize automation, orchestration, and scripting to reduce manual processes, improving overall efficiency while also enabling new capabilities to meet the rapidly changing needs of our clients
Contribute to integration of existing and future open-source and commercial tools to help improve DFIR processes and procedures
Perpetually strengthen relevant skills, knowledge, and abilities to stay at the forefront of the information security industry
Maintain a strong desire to learn, adapt, and improve along with a rapidly-growing company
Perform other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

Essential Qualifications DFIR Consultant:

Two (2+) years of experience performing incident response investigations
Four (4+) combined years of IT and information security experience

Essential Qualifications Senior DFIR Consultant

Four (4+) years of experience performing incident response investigations
Six (6+) combined years of IT and information security experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in a Consulting Services role
Experience with Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) methodology and process
Core capabilities include:
- Network traffic analysis
- Host forensics
- Malware handling / triage
- Log review
- BEC Analysis
Experience with a variety of industry-related solutions including EDR, NDR, XDR, SIEM, FW, NGAV, Velociraptor, and others
Experience with common programming languages including PowerShell, Python, BASH, Go, or others
Experience with cloud technologies for the enterprise, such as Amazon Web Services, G Suite, M365, and Azure
Awareness of attacker techniques, advanced threat groups, and integration of intelligence into an investigation
Other relevant industry certifications, such as but not limited to CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GDAT, GCFE, and GFCA

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
Pet Benefit Option