VP, Senior Incident Response Lead
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: New York
Posted on: October 18, 2024
Job Description:
Job Description:Role Summary/Purpose:The VP, Senior Incident
Response Lead is part of the Synchrony Joint Security Operations
Center (JSOC) leadership team. --This position is responsible for
identifying and leading the implementation of key initiatives that
aim to enhance and mature the Synchrony detection, and incident
response capabilities.-- Through collaboration with JSOC leaders,
Cyber Intelligence, and other cross-functional teams, this
individual will ensure Incident Response strategy and capabilities
remain consistent with industry best practices, and act as a
technical subject matter expert during complex intrusions. --The
ideal candidate will be an inquisitive and curious critical thinker
demonstrating significant domain expertise across three or more
security domains including threat intelligence, threat hunting,
incident response, digital forensics, cloud security, security
engineering, security operations, endpoint security or offensive
security.Our Way of WorkingWe're proud to offer you choice and
flexibility. At Synchrony, our way of working allows you to have
the option to work from home, near one of our Hubs or come into one
of our offices. Occasionally you may be required to commute to our
nearest office for in person engagement activities such as business
or team meetings, training and culture events.Essential
Responsibilities:
- Spearhead key technical and strategic Incident Response
initiatives with specific focus on Cloud Incident Response
capabilities.
- Benchmark and implement industry best practices for incident
response and cybersecurity operations, such as MITRE ATT&CK and
NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF).
- Provide technical leadership and expertise to enable proactive
detection of potential security threats and recommendations for
improvements in overall security posture.
- Proactively identify, research, and dissect emerging attack
techniques to develop custom detection, containment, and
remediation plans to support the JSOC.
- Act as the technical SME for complex and priority targeted
detection and response projects aimed at rapidly improving controls
related to priority threats.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across intel,
detection, engineering and technology to iteratively improve
security controls and detection capabilities.
- Provide counsel to management regarding vendors and
technologies, and interact with suppliers to ensure appropriateness
of security tools and their configuration.
- Mentor, and upskill less-experienced team members across cyber
operations through coaching collaboration and leadership.
- Interface with industry peers to acquire and share Incident
Response best-practices in the sector.
- Perform other duties and/or special projects as
assigned.Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and seven years of cyber security experience
with at least five years focused on Threat Hunting, Incident
Response, or Detection Engineering. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree,
ten years of relevant experience.
- Expert level abilities to collect and analyze forensic
artifacts across multiple major operating systems (Windows, Linux,
Mac).
- In-depth attack surface knowledge of one or more major cloud
providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Proficiency in using python or other similar scripting language
to interact with APIs or manipulate large datasets for
analysis.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline,
or equivalent work experience in information systems or
intelligence required, advanced degree preferred.--
- One or more relevant security certifications (GCIH, GCIA, GCFE,
GCFA, SANS, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified
Security Specialty, or comparable).Desired Characteristics:
- Experience and familiarity with analytic standards and
tradecraft
- Experience in the financial services sector
- Strong oral and written communications skills
- Strong analytical & critical thinking capabilities
- Expertise to clearly define complex issues despite incomplete
or ambiguous informationGrade/Level: 13The salary range for this
position is 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 USD Annual and is eligible for
an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.Actual
compensation offered within the posted salary range will be based
upon work experience, skill level or knowledge.Salaries are
adjusted according to market in CA, NY Metro and
Seattle.Eligibility Requirements:
- You must be 18 years or older
- You must have a high school diploma or equivalent
- You must be willing to take a drug test, submit to a background
investigation and submit fingerprints as part of the onboarding
process
- You must be able to satisfy the requirements of Section 19 of
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
- New hires (Level 4-7) must have 9 months of continuous service
with the company before they are eligible to post on other roles.--
Once this new hire time in position requirement is met, the
associate will have a minimum 6 months' time in position before
they can post for future non-exempt roles.-- Employees, level 8 or
greater, must have at least 18 months' time in position before they
can post.-- All internal employees must consistently meet
performance expectations and have approval from your manager to
post (or the approval of your manager and HR if you don't meet the
time in position or performance expectations).Legal authorization
to work in the U.S. is required.-- We will not sponsor individuals
for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job
opening.--All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or
veteran status.--Our Commitment:When you join us, you'll be part of
a diverse, inclusive culture where your skills, experience, and
voice are not only heard-but valued. We celebrate the differences
in all of us and believe that our individual, unique perspectives
is what makes Synchrony truly a great place to work. Together,
we're building a future where we can all belong, connect and turn
ideals into action. Through the power of our 8--, with more than
60% of our workforce engaged, you'll find community to connect with
an opportunity to go beyond your passions.This starts when you
choose to apply for a role at Synchrony. We ensure all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.Reasonable
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Group:Information Technology
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