CSIRT Engineer; HYBRID

CSIRT Engineer (HYBRID) – GEICO

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$75,000.00/yr - $/yr

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GEICO’s Cybersecurity Incident Response Team is looking for a highly motivated, confident, decisive, experienced Incident Response Engineer. As a member of CSIRT, you will be the front‑line responder combating cybersecurity threats against GEICO and their customers by handling security events. You will be challenged with rapidly changing incidents where attackers use the latest cutting‑edge technology in their attempt to compromise GEICO.

You will conduct incident response activities and be involved in complex investigations (cloud response, malware analysis, threat actor analysis and attribution, root cause analysis), response, and remediation.

• Identify, detect, respond, and mitigate sophisticated threats to GEICO
• Perform incident response functions including:
  • Responding to cloud‑based incidents in AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Host‑based analysis of Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems
  • Examine data collected from a variety of tools and sources (e.g., IDS alerts, firewall logs, web logs, network traffic logs) to identify IOCs and/or malicious TTPs
• Review/Comprehend log data and apply use case scenarios in effort to further develop threat detection and incident response capabilities
• Analyze events that occur within their environments for the purposes of mitigating threats

• 4+ years of Incident Response experience
• Knowledge of digital forensics and incident response best practices
• Experience with responding to cloud‑based incidents
• Demonstrated experience performing root cause analysis of security events and incidents
• Knowledgeable with security frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK framework)
• Ability to understand security control mechanisms for Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems
• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies
• Knowledge of common threat actor TTPs
• Proficient in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, Perl, and Power Shell
• Ability to apply strong critical thinking, logic, decision making, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to handle advanced‑level triage and troubleshooting
• Ability to produce technical documentation, such as Visio flows and processes
• Ability to understand complex problems while presenting them simplistically in a formal setting
• Ability to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information, and to follow published standards and processes.
• Ability to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting skills.
• Ability to analyze Windows systems for changes that occur during a specific timeframe.
• Ability to analyze network packet captures
• Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and concepts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.)
• Knowledge in cyber defense systems and mechanisms (e.g., NIPS, anti‑malware, restrict/prevent external devices, spam filters)

• GIAC Cloud Security Essentials Certification (GCLD)
• GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR)
• GIAC Certified Web Application Defender (GWEB)
• GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)
• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
• GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE)
  GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
• GIAC…