IBM · 1 day ago
X-Force Senior Incident Response Consultant North America
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelIBM is a leading technology company that focuses on consulting and innovation. They are seeking a Senior Incident Response Consultant to lead incident response efforts, provide strategic direction to clients, and foster collaboration among elite responders in the area of Digital Forensics & Incident Response.
Business DevelopmentBusiness Information SystemsCRMData ManagementFoundational AISoftware
Responsibilities
Lead Incident Response Efforts: Provide strategic and technical direction to clients on prioritizing response actions, ensuring effective containment and mitigation of data breaches. This involves collaborating with clients to understand their specific needs and developing tailored response plans
Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing to drive effective incident response
Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Stay up to date with various data privacy and regulatory standards, advising clients on compliance and best practices to minimize risk
Deliver Technical Recommendations: Provide technical recommendations to security and IT staff, helping organizations prepare, detect, and respond to security breaches
The role includes participation in an on-call rotation to support incident response engagements outside of standard business hours
On-call responsibilities are shared across the team and managed to support sustainable working practices
Qualification
Required
Incident response expertise, including containment, mitigation, and forensic analysis
Technical proficiency with Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) tools
Hands‑on experience with hardware/software tools for incident response, digital forensics, network security assessments, and application security
Forensic analysis of Windows and Unix systems
Log analysis using local logs and SIEM/log aggregation tools
Familiarity with Active Directory, Exchange, and O365 logs
Ability to analyze and reverse protocols and data in network environments
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, and GCP
Knowledge of regulatory and data privacy standards (ISO 27001/2, PCI DSS, NIST 800-53, 800-171, etc.)
Low-level operating system knowledge, including automation and administrative tasks
Scripting or programming experience (Python, PowerShell preferred)
Ability to work with data on a scale using tools such as Splunk or ELK
Expertise with shell tools such as Grep, Sed, and Awk
Experience with virtualization and cloud technologies (IBM Cloud, AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience in writing cohesive reports for technical and non-technical audiences
Preferred
Advanced Threat Hunting: methodologies and techniques to identify potential security incidents
Experience using EDR tools to hunt for threats and implement corrective measures
In-depth understanding of data privacy standards (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA)
Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK
Diverse understanding of cybersecurity vulnerabilities, common attack vectors, and mitigations
Experience developing strategic-level incident response plans
Experience in developing tactical-focused playbooks, also to manage tasks and coordinate workstreams during incident response investigations
Advising clients on compliance and best practices related to data privacy
Task and workstream coordination during IR engagements (leadership/organizational skill)
Company
IBM
IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.
Founded in 1911
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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unknown2011-01-14IPO
Leadership Team
Alain Bénichou
Chief Executive Officer, IBM Greater China Group
Alex Yang
CTO and Chief Architect
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