Senior DFIR Consultant

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

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GuidePoint Security

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201 - 500 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

GuidePoint Security is a cybersecurity firm offering consulting, engineering, and managed services to help organizations secure their digital assets. The company specializes in application security, cloud security, data protection, email security, threat intelligence, and identity and access management. With solutions tailored to various platforms including AWS, Microsoft, Google Cloud, and OT environments, GuidePoint Security aims to enhance cybersecurity resilience for both enterprise and government clients. They focus on integrating advanced security technologies and providing expertise in risk assessment, compliance, and security awareness education, helping clients navigate complex cybersecurity challenges and improve their security posture.

📋 Description

• Lead and perform DFIR investigations including host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis • Drive engagement communication, time management, and coordination throughout the investigative lifecycle • Author comprehensive deliverables covering technical findings, recommendations, business impact, and remediation strategies • Perform advanced mission-critical reactive and proactive assessments • Collaborate with peers across concurrent engagements • Use automation, orchestration, and scripting to improve efficiency and enable new capabilities • Contribute to integrating open-source and commercial tools into DFIR processes • Strengthen relevant skills and knowledge to stay current in information security • Foster client relationships by providing support, information, and guidance during engagements • Help evolve the DFIR Practice in response to emerging threats and client needs • Maintain availability outside standard business hours during high-severity incident surges • Participate in on-call rotation as appropriate • Identify and address gaps in engagement delivery, processes, and client communication

🎯 Requirements

• 7 years of experience • 4+ years of hands-on incident response investigation experience • 6+ combined years of IT and information security experience • Proficiency in host forensics, network traffic analysis, malware handling/triage, log review, and BEC analysis • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to present technical findings to technical and managerial audiences • Creativity and adaptability for complex problems • Willingness to embrace emerging technologies, including AI tools • Up to 20% travel • Sedentary work • Substantial wrist, hand, and/or finger movement for at least 8 hours daily • Close visual acuity for computer terminal viewing and/or extensive reading for at least 8 hours daily

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only) • Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA • GuidePoint pays 90% of the employee PPO premium and 70% of family PPO premiums • GuidePoint pays 100% of employee HDHP premiums and 75% of family HDHP premiums • HSA contribution of $850 annually per employee or $1750 annually per family • Group Dental Insurance • GuidePoint pays 100% of employee dental premiums and 75% of family dental premiums • 12 corporate holidays • Flexible Time Off (FTO) program • Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance • Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment • Pet Benefit Option