Cyber Defense Incident Responder

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Technology has always been at the heart of what we do and deliver  need technology to keep an organization the size of ours working efficiently. We have 250,000 people in more than 140 countries, all of whom rely on secure technology to be able to do their job every single day. Everything from the laptops we use, to the ability to work remotely on our mobile devices and connecting our people and our clients, to enabling hundreds of internal tools and external solutions delivered to our clients.

Technology solutions are integrated in the client services we deliver and is key to us being more innovative as an organization.

EY Technology supports our technology needs through three business units:

• Client Technology (CT) - focuses on developing new technology services for our clients. It enables EY to identify new technology-based opportunities faster and pursue those opportunities more rapidly.

• Enterprise Workplace Technology (EWT) – EWT supports our Core Business Services functions and will deliver fit-for-purpose technology infrastructure at the cheapest possible cost for quality services. EWT will also support our internal technology needs by focusing on a better user experience.

• Information Security (Info Sec) - Info Sec prevents, detects, responds and mitigates cyber-risk, protecting EY and client data, and our information management systems.

The Cyber & Investigative Services (CIS) Junior Incident Coordinator will exercise strong incident management techniques to coordinate security incident response to cybersecurity events or incidents stemming from suspected threats. Candidates for the role must have a strong comprehension of incident response plans and coordination of activities, work well with others, and have strong verbal and written communication skills. Including, a sense of diplomacy, ability to anticipate obstacles, and decision-making skills to handle the fast-paced world of incident management.

Foundational skills in incident response, incident management, chain of custody, forensics, event analysis, and hands on cybersecurity skills are essential.

• Coordinate response efforts to cyber incidents caused by external threats that may involve nontraditional working hours

• Serve as a liaison to different businesses and interface with fellow team members and colleagues on other security teams. As-needed, manage relationships with business partners, management, vendors, and external parties

• Drive integration with other corporate incident management programs to ensure consistency and alignment with peer support teams within IT

• Help lead small to medium sized projects as directed by leadership

• Be a champion for process and documentation. Develop and document processes to ensure consistent and scalable response operations, and ensure continuous improvement to the company’s incident response plan

• As requested, develop and deliver metrics to leadership

• Create ready-to-go draft communications and ensure timely reports/updates to leadership during and after an event

• Own and manage the teams internal action playbooks and knowledgebase

• Must be willing to be on-call off hours in rotation with other team members (Required)

• Resolution of security incidents by validating root cause and solutions

• Analyze findings in investigative matters, and develop fact-based reports

• Ability to identify and articulate opportunities for improvement while helping drive lessons learned activities

• Demonstrated integrity and judgment within a professional environment

• Inquisitive approach to analysis and peer review

• Application of emotional intelligence and calm under pressure

• Ability to appropriately balance work/personal priorities

Education:

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years’…