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Regular or Temporary:Regular
Language Fluency: English (Required)
Work Shift:1st shift (United States of America)
Please review the following job description:The Cyber Hunt & Respond Senior Engineer is an advanced role within the 24/7 Cyber Fusion Center. This role has 2 core functions, proactive Threat Hunting & reactive Incident Response coverage.
Hunting involves searching through large, diverse sets of internal and external data to discover previously undetected threats. This role is creative and responsible for developing with new hypotheses on how adversaries may be attacking the organization and will prove out the hypotheses based on our available data. Additionally, this role will work with internal groups to express the data needs to explore potential threats.
As Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) professionals, individuals in this role must be well-versed in log, packet, network, endpoint, root cause analysis, containment, and eradication.
This role must be able to operate and provide technical direction in structured, unstructured, and complex situations. This role will routinely setup and lead incident response calls and collaborate across various IT/Cyber functions.
A programming, computer science, or data science background will be important to success in this role as unstructured data will need automated decisions made and other data reduction techniques applied. The role will include hunting through basic searches and visualizations but will ramp-up to leveraging Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools. Familiarity with programming and malicious code is critical to success in this role.
This candidate must have a strong knowledge of windows internals to effectively respond to and eradicate advanced attacks. Threat hunting will also be a key aspect of the candidate's job. The ability to quickly identify nefarious artifacts versus benign activity will be a key skill for this position. Senior IR Engineers will be asked to consult on a variety of problems (technical and non-technical) within the team and larger organization.
The Cyber Hunt & Respond Senior Engineer is responsible for conducting presentations and mentoring others interested or responsible for related data science, threat hunting, or incident response.
This role is based on-site/hybrid in downtown Atlanta, GA or Zebulon, NC with on-call responsibilities.
Members of the Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) enjoy one of the most exciting and dynamic teams within the company with the challenging mission of defending against advanced cyber-attacks. We encourage anyone interested to apply, this role is connected to several other cyber roles that you might be qualified for and interested in!
Minimum Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field of relevant education, certification, or related training.
- 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity or related work
- Knowledge of one or more cloud platforms and cloud security
- Knowledge of general information technology (IT) and cybersecurity
- Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies.
- Knowledge of network traffic analysis and packet-level analysis using appropriate tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump).
- Knowledge of operating systems, including Windows/Unix ports and services.
- Knowledge of modern identity and access management concepts
- Knowledge of phishing tactics and techniques
- Knowledge of advanced cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge of cyber-attack stages (e.g., reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, gaining access, escalation of privileges, maintaining access, network exploitation, covering tracks).
- Knowledge of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures
- Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions.
- Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies.
- Knowledge of countermeasures to address a variety of threats
- Knowledge around leveraging automation, ML, and/or AI
- Knowledge of advanced threat hunting techniques
- Knowledge of types of digital forensics data and how to recognize them.
- Knowledge of types and collection of persistent data.
- Knowledge of file system implementations (e.g., New Technology File System [NTFS], File Allocation Table [FAT], File Extension [EXT]).
- Knowledge of which system files (e.g., log files, registry files, configuration files) contain relevant information and where to find those system files.
- Knowledge of processes for seizing and preserving digital evidence.
Preferred Requirements:- Experience working in cloud environments, namely Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS.
- Industry certifications in general technology (e.g. Network+, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, etc.)
- Industry certifications in cyber security, such as: Security+, CySA+, GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), GIAC Cloud Forensics Responder (GCFR), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware Certification (GREM), etc.
- Experience in Cyber Breach Response, Security Operations Center (SOC), Network Operations Center (NOC), IT/Cyber Engineering, or Intelligence Community (IC)
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist's generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist's defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
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