Sr., Cyber Security Incident Responder -security incident response experience required

Parkland Health - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Dallas, TX

Hospitals

About the position

The Sr. Cyber Security Incident Responder plays a critical role in the operational support of continuous monitoring of networks, infrastructure, and systems. This position is responsible for supporting an Incident Response Framework, which includes preparation, detection, analysis, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident activities to mitigate cyber incidents and prevent future threats.

Responsibilities

• Participates in preparation of incident response actions to ensure security incidents are properly identified and created in a timely manner.
• Develops and implements processes for validating indicators of compromise by investigating ambiguous, incomplete, contradictory or erroneous indicators to confirm actual security incidents.
• Develops and implements containment strategies associated with incident types.
• Establishes operational plans and executes eradication actions to eliminate threat components associated with the incident.
• Engages appropriate resources to perform restoration of systems associated with the incident.
• Establishes processes for post-incident activity meetings to improve incident response capabilities and prevent recurrence.
• Manages security assessments (physical and logical) to measure compliance status with security rules and regulatory mandates.
• Compiles data and presents summary reports to peers for presentation to leadership.
• Develops and implements processes to utilize tools for review and monitoring of audit logs, devices, applications, and forensics.
• Documents procedures necessary for the implementation of Information Security Policies and Standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience in an information systems security domain with a background in intrusion detection monitoring, incident response and mitigation, threat research, and cyber intelligence analysis.
• Must obtain CompTIA Security+ Certification or equivalent within 6 months of placement.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Agile Methodologies.
• Experience in contributing to audit requirements.
• Experience with malware analysis, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Diverse and inclusive work environment