As a Security Consultant, you will be responsible for helping clients effectively prepare for, proactively mitigate, and detect and respond to cyber security threats. Security Consultants have an understanding of computer science, operating system functionality and networking, cloud services, corporate network environments and how to apply this knowledge to cyber security threats.
As a Security Consultant, you could work on engagements including assisting clients in navigating technically complex and high-profile incidents, performing forensic analysis, threat hunting, and malware triage. You may also test client networks, applications and devices by emulating the latest techniques to help them defend against threats, and will be the technical advocate for information security requirements and provide an in-depth understanding of the information security domain. You will also articulate and present complex concepts to business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technical contributors and successfully lead complex engagements alongside cross functional teams.
In this role, you will act as an advisor and will be responsible for guiding the development of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) functions across the globe and empowering cyber-security organizations to leverage threat intelligence at organizations.
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.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the organization's current threat intelligence capabilities, needs, and risks.
- Design proactive CTI capabilities based upon discovery activities, in-line with best practices and desired client priorities.
- Design and develop a comprehensive CTI training curriculum aligned with the organization's needs and the chosen tools/frameworks.
- Deliver engaging training sessions to security analysts, engineers, and other team members on threat intelligence concepts, methodologies, and tools.
- Travel to client sites up to 50% of the time as needed to directly engage and deliver intelligence consulting services.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions across multiple security domains.
- Experience in the consumption, processing, and analysis of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) within an operational environment, supporting monitoring, detection, and response.
- Experience in an intelligence practitioner role.
- Ability to communicate in English and Arabic fluently, as this is a client facing role.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience designing instructional materials and fostering a learning environment.
- Experience in analyzing network, endpoint, and security logs or telemetry for security investigations and threat hunting.
- Ability to approach addressing challenges, committed to enhancing CTI capabilities.
- Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment with a focus on knowledge sharing and collaboration.
- Ability to teach technical concepts to the audience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with various teams and stakeholders.