Bilingual GIR (Global Incident Response) Analyst - Japanese Bilingual

Role: Bilingual GIR (Global Incident Response) Analyst - Japanese Bilingual


Client : MUFG


Work location : Tempe, AZ (Hybrid. 4 days onsite per week)


Pay Rate : $45.70/hour


Duration : 12-month contract with contract to hire option (chance for extension and direct hire)


Note : This position would require the resource to work 4 days per week i.e. Wednesday through Saturday, 3:00 PM EST to 1:00 AM EST (12PM MST to 10 PM MST)


Language: Japanese and English (Both English and Japanese language skills as well as cultural fluency are strongly required)

The Bilingual Global Incident Response (GIR) Analyst will be responsible for the following :


Conduct analysis of artifacts to determine methods of intrusion and best course of resolution while driving security improvement


Theoretical and practical knowledge with Mac OS, Linux, Windows operating systems and clouds


Experience with security data collection, analysis and correlation


Security event monitoring, investigation, and overall incident response process


Investigate potential cybersecurity events across multiple environments using various tools and techniques


Development of information security policies, standards, and procedures


Strong time management skills to balance multiple activities and lead junior analysts as needed


Understanding of offensive security to include common attack methods


Understanding of how to pivot across multiple datasets to correlate artifacts for a single security event


A diverse skill base in both product security and information security including organizational structure and administration practices, system development and maintenance procedures, system software and hardware security controls, access controls, computer operations, physical and environmental controls, and backup and recovery procedures.


Detailed knowledge and experience in security and regulatory frameworks (CRI, ISO 27001, NIST 800 series, FFIEC, SOC2, STAR, etc.)


Support inquiries from compliance teams such as IT risk management and internal and external auditors to ensure documentation is complete and processes are in compliance with information security policies


Create reports analyzing activities or trends both within and outside of the organization


Support the development of security operations detections, playbooks, and automations to ensure threat detection, monitoring, response, and forensics activities align with best practices, minimize gaps in detection and response, and provide comprehensive mitigation of threats


Reviews internal logs and alerts to identify potential cybersecurity events. Triage cases based on output from automated alerts, and determine when to escalate to other teams


Monitors external service provider activity to detect potential cybersecurity events


Analyzes security data from all systems in real time to spot and thwart potential threats, attacks, and other violations


Analyzes compromised systems and remediates to a clean state


Performs breach indicator assessments to investigate network traffic for malicious activity


Assists with internal or third-party employee investigations


Assists in the production of various reports which identify and analyze relevant upcoming and ongoing threats to the enterprise


Research evolving threats, techniques, tools, and vulnerabilities in support of information security efforts

Qualifications


Both English and Japanese language skills as well as cultural fluency are strongly required. (native level)


Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related discipline


5 + years of experience working in the Cybersecurity Operations or Information Security


Relevant technical and industry certifications, such as CISSP, ISSMP, SANS, GIAC, GCIA, CISM, CEH, GCFA, GCFE, GCIH, or GSEC are preferred


Experience in one or more security domains including Incident Response and Forensics, Security Governance and Oversight, Security Risk Management, Network Security, or Threat and Vulnerability Management preferred


Experience with information security risk management, including information security audits, reviews, and risk assessments


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