Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist
Core
Leading incident response operations for government-compliant and commercial environments, protecting software, hardware, and supply chain.
Role type
Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist
Builds
Security posture improvements, incident response playbooks, and compliance adherence for government and commercial clients.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Government Compliance (FedRAMP, NIST)
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Incident response, log analysis, threat hunting, malware analysis, reverse engineering, risk analysis, network forensics, security audits, policy development, breach communication
Preferred skills
SIEM tools (Elastic, CrowdStrike, Splunk, QRadar), scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash), cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, Oracle)
Technologies
Elastic, CrowdStrike, SQL, Python, PowerShell, Bash, Splunk, QRadar, GCP, AWS, Azure, Oracle
Responsibilities
Proactively monitor and track systems for breaches; identify security flaws and evaluate risks using industry metrics; ensure compliance with NIST 800-53 and NIST 800-171; perform security audits, risk analysis, network forensics, and penetration testing; perform malware analysis and reverse engineering; establish security gap assessments, policies, and playbooks; communicate security incidents to stakeholders and law enforcement; remedy security breaches and provide SME guidance.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
