Incident Response Engineer

5 hours, 47 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Cybersecurity
Accenture

Accenture

Accenture provides management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing solutions across various industries, leveraging emerging technologies and human ingenuity to help organizations improve performance and create sustainable value.

Professional Services
100K+
Founded 1989

Description

  • Manage security incident response processes, including investigation, containment, and remediation of incidents.
  • Analyze security alerts, perform initial triage, and determine incident scope and impact.
  • Escalate or coordinate incident responses with other teams as needed.
  • Conduct thorough investigations, including digital forensics and malware analysis.
  • Preserve digital evidence and manage cybersecurity incident and spillage response processes.
  • Develop, maintain, and improve incident response playbooks and procedures.
  • Participate in threat hunting activities and post-incident reviews.
  • Generate incident reports and track response metrics.
  • Configure and maintain incident response tools and systems, including SIEM solutions.
  • Support security awareness efforts through training, exercises, and collaboration with IT and security teams.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of experience in security incident response, digital forensics, or cyber investigation.
  • Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Software Engineering, or a DoD 8140 Certification.
  • Active Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance required, depending on position.
  • US work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.
  • Experience staying current with emerging threats and incident response best practices (preferred).
  • Experience configuring or maintaining SIEM solutions and incident response tools (preferred).
  • Experience supporting security awareness programs, training, and exercises (preferred).

Benefits

  • Base pay range of $106,300 to $221,100 USD for eligible locations.
  • Wide variety of benefits offered by Accenture Federal Services.
  • Hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training opportunities.
  • Collaborative and caring work environment.
  • Opportunity to grow, learn, and thrive within a recognized employer.
  • Ongoing application process with no fixed deadline to apply.

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