Cybersecurity Incident Response Analyst at NTT Data, Inc in Round Rock, Texas

Job Description:

Description

Cybersecurity Incident Response
6 months + contract
100% Remote role - Preferred CST or MST
USC required

This role requires experience in all phases of Cyber Security Incident Response including preparation, analysis, notification, response, recovery, and post-mortem. The Incident Response Team is responsible for coordinating with IT, Human Resources, and other appropriate business units to gather incident details, assess impact, and coordinate response. This role interacts with all levels of the organization, particularly within the Global IT organization and is viewed as a subject matter expert.

ACCOUNTABILITIES
Provides holistic security guidance to a wide variety of internal business partners across network, host, database, application, and people/process domains.
At advanced levels, may provide program or portolio-level guidance to business unit leaders and embedded security champions.
Typically offers deeper specialization and expertise in one or more areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Work is generally guided by management
Translates cybersecurity requirements into specific systems, applications and product designs for a specific client, program or project
Collaborates with clients regarding secure product configuration, deployment, and how they align and adhere to applicable security policies and standards to minimize security vulnerabilities
Guides clients in development and implementation of security controls

Reporting to the Global Incident Response Team, the ideal candidate will be responsible for investigating security incidents supporting various business units.

The focus of the role is primarily responding to security incidents, managing and consistently maturing the security incident response process in building the Global Incident Response Team's technical investigative capabilities (process & technology).

Key Responsibilities
Enforce enterprise information assurance and security standards.
Identify, report and resolve security violations.
Assist customers to satisfy information assurance and security requirements based upon the analysis of user and policy demands.
Assist customers to effectively implement corporate security policies on existing information system.
Evaluate information security solutions and processes to provide recommendations supporting security standards.
Analyze and assess security incidents and escalate to appropriate internal teams for additional assistance.
Utilize internal guidelines to properly fulfill client requests and resolve incidents received via e-mail or internal ticketing systems in a timely and detail-oriented manner.
Manage all customer interactions in a professional manner with a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction.
Operate, configure and troubleshoot network intrusion detection devices and other security systems.
Perform vulnerability/risk analysis of computer systems and applications as directed.
Participate in, or work directly on additional projects, assignments or initiatives as required.

Requirements:
1-3 years of professional experience (1 year directly related to IT or functional area) or equivalent combination of education/experience.
Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals.
Familiarization with common protocols and services (FTP, HTTP, SSH, SMB, LDAP, etc.)Experienced with command-line interfaces.
Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues.
Customer-oriented with a strong interest in customer satisfaction.
The ability to learn new technologies and concepts quickly.
US Citizenship required

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.