Incident Response Analyst Senior

The role

You will provide advanced investigative leadership on a federal agency's Cyber Incident Response Team. You will manage complex incidents end-to-end and identify root causes using a government-furnished toolset.

What you will do

• Respond to and manage complex information system security incidents using the government-furnished toolset.
• Identify and determine root causes of incidents and provide required documentation and evidence to security investigators.
• Direct advanced analysis of file system artifacts, memory, and network logs during high-priority incidents.
• Mentor junior and mid-level analysts on incident response methodology.
• Collaborate with government analysts to develop post-incident recommendations.
• Serve as acting incident commander for significant events in the CIRT Lead's absence.
• Lead after-action reviews for complex incidents and drive playbook updates.
• Provide technical quality review of junior and mid-level analysts' case documentation.

Required qualifications

• US Citizenship
• 10+ years of experience
• BS degree
• MS degree
• A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience responding to information system security incidents.
• Ability to use the government-furnished toolset to identify and determine root causes of incidents and provide required documentation and possible evidence to security investigators.

Nice to have

• Prior experience acting as incident commander or deputy incident commander for major events.
• Advanced memory forensics or malware triage skills.
• Experience developing or refining incident response playbooks.

Benefits

• hands-on experience
• certifications
• industry training

Before you apply

• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.