Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

hace 3 días

Lima, Perú KMicro Tech, Inc. A tiempo completo
Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist

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The Cybersecurity Incident Response Specialist is a critical leadership position within our Managed Security Services (MSS) practice, responsible for managing and leading incident response efforts for both internal managed clients and external organizations procuring incident response (IR) engagements. This role combines technical expertise, strategic planning, and leadership to ensure effective threat management and response to cybersecurity incidents across a diverse client base, managing multi-client environments, and delivering high-quality security outcomes under pressure.

ResponsibilitiesIncident Response Leadership for Managed Clients
  • Serve as the Incident Response (IR) lead for all internal managed clients, ensuring rapid and effective response to cybersecurity incidents.
  • Coordinate response efforts across diverse environments, leveraging client-specific threat models and operational constraints.
  • Maintain deep familiarity with clients' security postures, including their use of MSS-provided tools like SIEM (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel), EDR/XDR (e.g., Microsoft Defender for Endpoint), and other integrated platforms.
  • Act as the primary point of escalation for managed clients during active incident investigations.
Procured Incident Response Engagements
  • Lead and execute IR engagements for non-managed clients who procure services during or after an active breach.
  • Rapidly scope incident engagements, define objectives, and create engagement roadmaps for containment, eradication, and recovery.
  • Manage remote IR engagements, including forensic investigations, malware analysis, and data exfiltration assessments.
  • Ensure timely delivery of post-incident reports with actionable insights, technical findings, and strategic recommendations.
  • Support the sales and procurement teams by providing technical scoping assistance for IR service engagements.
Operational Excellence in Incident Response
  • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve IR playbooks for managed and non-managed environments, addressing diverse incident types (e.g., ransomware, insider threats, supply chain attacks).
  • Lead root cause analyses (RCAs) for incidents, ensuring findings are documented and shared with clients to improve future resilience.
  • Establish and enforce service level agreements (SLAs) for incident response, ensuring timely and consistent client support.
Technical Expertise and Tool Utilization
  • Operate and optimize security tools and platforms such as Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Velociraptor, Azure Lighthouse, and forensic analysis tools.
  • Conduct threat analysis and develop actionable recommendations to mitigate client risk proactively.
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging attack vectors, malware trends, and advanced persistent threat (APT) activity to enhance response capabilities.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
  • Collaborate with internal teams, including threat intelligence, vulnerability management, SOC analysts, and client success managers, to provide holistic support during incidents.
  • Partner with clients' internal IT, legal, compliance, and executive teams during incidents to ensure a coordinated response.
  • Communicate complex technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including client executives.
  • Work closely with legal and compliance teams to ensure IR activities align with applicable regulations and client obligations.
Training and Mentorship
  • Develop and deliver training sessions and tabletop exercises for managed and non-managed clients to enhance readiness for incidents.
  • Mentor and guide junior IR team members, fostering growth and enhancing the capabilities of the broader MSS incident response team.
  • Assist clients in creating and improving their internal incident response plans and processes as part of proactive consulting services.
Continuous Improvement and Strategy
  • Identify trends and recurring issues across client incidents to recommend and implement preventive measures, such as new security controls or improved monitoring.
  • Drive innovation in IR methodologies and tools, ensuring the MSS practice remains at the forefront of the cybersecurity industry.
  • Work with the MSS leadership team to define and execute strategic goals for the incident response function.
  • Contribute to thought leadership, such as whitepapers or presentations, on effective incident response strategies for the wider cybersecurity community.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or above, majored in software engineering, computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, or related area.
  • At least 5 years of experience related to Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) or Security Operations Center (SOC).
  • Basic knowledge of different Cybersecurity tools including but not limited to EDR, SIEM, Network proxies and firewalls and Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR).
  • Has intermediate/advanced and industry recognized certifications such as GCIH, CISSP, ITIL4, GSOC.
  • Awareness of the cyber security/privacy incident disclosure requirements of different geographies.
  • Ability to operate effectively and calmly in high stress situations.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Strong leadership skills and able to communicate effectively with key customers including Senior Management, and articulate security events in a concise and understandable manner.
  • A history of solving hard problems with creative solutions. Able to explain technical concepts to teammates and non-technical colleagues.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally across different organizations and geographical locations.
  • Effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong communication skills in English (oral & written).

Must be able to work normal business hours in a US time zone.

100% Remote. Must be comfortable on camera.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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