Senior Cyber Defense Consultant, Mandiant Google Cloud

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following. Remote locations: Illinois, USA; California, USA; Kansas, USA; New York, USA. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience configuring and maintaining Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Technologies as part of Security Engineering, System Administration, or a similar role. 3 years of experience working with Security Operations Center (SOC)/Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) or other incident response related teams. Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions (e.g., writing queries, searches, alerts, dashboards). Experience in scripting (e.g., Python). Preferred qualifications: One or more of the following certifications or similar: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+; CISCO (CCNA); ISC2 (CISSP); SANS (GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GPEN). Experience managing and maintaining SOAR platforms and its dependencies, and working with/integrating APIs into automation playbooks. Experience with commercial SIEM technologies (e.g., Google SecOps, Splunk, Helix, Devo, Sentinel). Working knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python). Understanding of security controls for platforms/devices (e.g., Linux, network equipment), web-based APIs/RESTful programming (e.g., Python libraries), and data manipulation/analysis libraries (e.g., Pandas). Understanding of the incident response, containment, and remediation process. About The Job As a Senior Security Consultant, Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), you will be responsible for enabling the technology and tools required to effectively automate and orchestrate daily tasks within a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams like Mandiant Architects, Mandiant Analysts, Client Information Technology (IT) resources, and other business resource owners, to define requirements and deliver recommendations focused on technologies, processes, scripting, and improvements required to support automation tasks within a CDC. In this role, you will work as a member of a highly technical team in a rapidly changing environment, administer a variety of information security technologies, learn new emerging technologies, and be passionate about protecting customer data and corporate assets from the various threats facing multiple industries. Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $138000 - $200000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits. Responsibilities Learn more about benefits at Google . Identify challenges in customer Cyber Defense Centers and formulate strategies for improvement, identify candidates for automation, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion. Advise on technologies relied upon by the client CDC, CSIRT, and Security Operations Center (SOC). Provide expertise for SOAR and other SOC technologies that assist in incident response. Create and modify SOAR playbooks written in Python. Partner with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive resolution for security issues while mentoring junior engineers in SOAR playbook and program development. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form . #J-18808-Ljbffr Google