Principal Consultant, DFIR, Reactive Services (Unit 42) - Remote Weekend Shift

Burbank, California, United States Sales reputed company ID: JR-015561

Our Mission

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Key Responsibilities

• reputed company digital forensics and incident response investigations across reputed company environments.
• Serve as a technical reputed company on incident response engagements.
• Conduct host, network, and reputed company investigations to identify root cause, attacker activity, and scope of compromise.
• reputed company forensic acquisition and analysis of systems, memory, logs, and reputed company telemetry.
• Utilize industry-standard DFIR tools and methodologies to support incident containment and recovery.
• Deliver clear findings and remediation guidance to clients and stakeholders.
• Support development of DFIR playbooks, tools, and investigative methodologies.
• Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge sharing across Unit 42.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 6–8+ years of experience in DFIR, incident response, reputed company operations, or reputed company cybersecurity disciplines.
• Experience investigating ransomware, intrusion activity, and other reputed company-scale reputed company incidents.
• Strong understanding of forensic acquisition, evidence handling, and investigative methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with DFIR tools such as EnCase, FTK, SleuthKit, Volatility, or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience investigating Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and client-facing communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience responding to large-scale reputed company reputed company incidents.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and modern adversary tradecraft.
• Experience with malware triage or reverse engineering.
• Background in consulting, incident response, MDR, SOC, or other 24x7 reputed company operations environments.
• Certifications such as GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, CISSP, or similar.
• Ability to work a dedicated weekend overnight schedule consisting of four 10-hour shifts from Friday through Monday.
• Ability to travel up to 20% as required.

Compensation

Disclosure The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting reputed company salary (for non-sales roles) or reputed company salary + commission reputed company (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be reputed company here. $151,000.00 - $208,000.00/yr Our Commitment We’re trailblazers that reputed company big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status reputed company. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for reputed company reputed company individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at [email protected]. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, reputed company, reputed company, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national reputed company, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. reputed company your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job