Principal Incident Response Analyst

Job Summary

To enhance the Threat Detection & Response team, the full-time Principal Incident Response Analyst will manage digital forensics, incident response, and threat hunting to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical information and IT assets in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth analysis of security events to determine the nature and severity of incidents
• Respond promptly to security incidents, coordinating with cross-functional teams to mitigate threats
• Perform forensic investigations and lead threat hunt activities to identify gaps in detection

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of cyber incident response experience in a large and complex environment
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GFCA, GREM, or ECIH
• Expertise with security tools and technologies, including SIEM, IDS/IPS, and EDR
• Strong knowledge of incident response methodologies and common security frameworks like NIST and SANS
• Experience with forensic tools such as Encase, FTK, Axiom, and Cellebrite