Position: Security Technical Consultant
Location: Pleasanton, CA (Remote)
Duration: 12+ Months of contract
Experience Required:
- Minimum of 5+ years of technical experience conducting security incident response and forensic analysis.
- Working experience of obtaining Cyber Threat Intelligence and making the information usable through the security incident process.
- Working experience of applying IOCs to identify threats in current environment and apply information to prevent future vulnerabilities in infrastructure.
- Technical security project management skills.
- Working experience using best practices standards and frameworks: ISO 27001/27002; PCI DSS v4, GLBA; HIPPA/HITECH; NIST 800-53; CIS CONTROLS, NIST CSF; CIS RAM.
WORKING EXPERIENCE, at a minimum:
- Hardware: Network Switches, Routers, Load Balancers, Servers, Storage Systems, End-User Systems, Mobile Devices, or other devices that enable the organization to complete its mission.
- Operating Systems: UNIX, LINUX, WINDOWS.
- Network: LAN WAN, Internet, Proxy/Filtering, Firewall, VPN, DMZ
- Network Protocols: TCP/IP, SNMP, SMTP, NTP, DNS, LDAP, NFS, SAMBA, etc.
- Databases: Oracle, SQL, MYSQL.
- Cloud Platforms: IAAS, PAAS, SAAS.
- Security Concepts: Encryption, Hardening, etc.
- Security GRC.
- Forensic Analysis Tools.
- Active Directory.
- Programming Languages are a plus.
- Computer Forensic experience a plus.
- Prior SIEM experience a plus.
- Malware analysis skills a plus.
- Work collaboratively with other support team members and independently on assigned tasks and deliverables with minimum supervision.
- Experience in managing multiple projects.
- 5+ Years' experience in information security and forensics and/or security incident response.
- CISSP and CCFP or equivalent certification desired (e.g., CCE, CHFI). Other highly desirable security certifications may be substituted for CISSP (e.g., CISA, CISM, etc.)