About the Role
The Cyber & Investigative Services (CIS) Senior Cyber Incident Response Coordinator will exercise exemplary incident management techniques to coordinate incident response to cybersecurity events or incidents stemming from suspected threats on a global scale. Candidates for the role must have an exceptional comprehension of cybersecurity incident response plans and coordination of activities, establish and foster relationships on a global scale, and have superb verbal and written communication skills. Additionally, candidates must have a sense of diplomacy, ability to anticipate obstacles, and decision-making skills to handle the fast-paced world of cybersecurity incident management. Advanced skills in cybersecurity incident response, incident management, chain-of-custody, forensics, cybersecurity event analysis, and hands-on cybersecurity/digital-forensics skills are required.
Responsibilities
- Independently coordinate complex response efforts to global cybersecurity incidents caused by external threats that may involve nontraditional working hours
- Serve as a liaison and relationship manager to different businesses and interface with fellow team members and colleagues on other Information Security teams, as well as manage relationships with business partners, management, vendors, and external parties
- Establish, foster, and maintain relationships with General Counsel, Data Privacy/Protection, and Risk Management key contacts
- Drive and manage integration with other corporate incident management programs to ensure consistency and alignment with peer support teams within IT
- Oversee critical Cyber & Investigative Services projects as directed by leadership
- Serve as a counselor and manager for junior members of the Cyber Incident Response team
- Lead process and documentation development and improvements by the Cyber & Investigative Services team
- Develop and document processes to ensure consistent and scalable response operations, and ensure continuous improvement to the firm’s global cybersecurity incident response plan
- Independently, as well as upon request, develop and deliver metrics to leadership relevent to the operational improvement of the cybersecurity incident response process
- Responsible for reporting upon team’s performance and deficiencies in order to identify areas for improvement, as well as institute programs for correction or enhancement
- Draft communications and ensure timely reports/updates to leadership for their own cases and the cases of those reporting to them during and after an event/incident
- Own and/or oversee process and corresponding documenation
- Willing to be on-call off hours in rotation with other team members
Requirements
- An exceptional comprehension of the incident response lifecycle in theory and practice
- The ability to coordinate high-profile, complex, and global cybersecurity incidents from the point of incident declaration through resolution
- Drive cybersecurity incident gap identification and post incident lesson’s learned efforts to resolution
- Comprehensive knowledge in all domains of Information Security and associated technologies in the support of collaboration with partnering teams, eradication, and remediation efforts in support of cybersecurity incidents, and appropriate identification and assignment of gaps identified during response efforts
- Comfortable managing through ambiguity, making thoughtful and sound judgments during stressful environments
- Analyze findings in investigative matters, and develop fact-based reports
- Ability to identify and articulate opportunities for improvement while driving 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
- Talent management of direct reports with empathy and patience, while developing them professionally
- Exemplary presentation and communication skills across differing mediums, including written and verbal communication
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years’ collective experience between Information Security Professional and Information System Administration/Engineering roles
- 5+ years’ collective experience between Security Operations Center (SOC) Analyst/Manager, Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence, Cybersecurity Detection Engineering, Other relevant Cyber Defense functions, Attack & Penetration Testing (Active Defense), or eDiscovery or related role performing forensic functions roles
- 3+ years’ collective experience between Cybersecurity Digital Forensics Incident Response (DFIR) Analyst/Manager or Cybersecurity Incident Coordinator roles
- Intricate understanding of security threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response
- Mastery of electronic investigation, forensic tools, and methodologies, including: log correlation and analysis, forensically handling electronic data, knowledge of the computer security investigative processes, malware identification and analysis
- Familiarity, understanding, and comfort navigating legalities surrounding electronic-discovery/collection and analysis of digital evidence
- Understanding of network topography and protocols
- Understanding of and adaptability to regulatory stipulations regarding security incidents on a global scale
- Experience in operationalizing automation to support process efficiency
- Experience with SIEM technologies (i.e. Sentinel), cloud-based management and investigation consoles (i.e. Azure), and other Digital Forensics analysis tools
- Deep understanding of both Windows and Unix/Linux based operating systems, and adaptability to easily and quickly respond to previously unknown interfaces/operating systems/consoles, as well as non-standard devices (i.e. kiosks, IoT devices, mobile phones, etc.)
Skills
- Cybersecurity incident response
- Incident management
- Chain-of-custody
- Forensics
- Cybersecurity event analysis
- Digital forensics
- Information Security
- SIEM technologies
- Cloud-based management and investigation consoles
- Digital Forensics analysis tools
- Windows operating systems
- Unix/Linux based operating systems
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Full-time
- On-call off hours
Experience Level
- Senior
- 10+ years
- 5+ years
- 3+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
- Equivalent experience
Benefits
- Future-focused skills development
- World-class experiences
- Flexible environment
- Diverse and inclusive culture
About the Company
- EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.
- Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.
- EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions.
- Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.
Equal Opportunity
- To help create an equitable and inclusive experience during the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible about any disability-related adjustments or accommodations you may need.
