Cyber Response and Threat Hunting Consultant

Background

Established in 2013 and now based in Blackrock, the Dublin Technology Center delivers best in industry infrastructure and security services across the Zurich Insurance Group. Whether it's with one of our core capabilities such as Cyber Security, or working with our Cloud or Crowdsourcing teams, our customers are our priority. We work hard to deliver our services excellently with our unique talent. We are committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We believe a diversity of ideas fosters innovation and engagement, allows us to attract the best people, and to develop the best products, services and solutions. Qualified individuals from all walks of life are encouraged to apply. This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

Zurich Dublin Technology Center is looking for a Cyber Response and Threat Hunting Consultant

The Cyber Response and Threat Hunting Consultant is responsible for utilising the existing Cyber Response security toolkit to respond to cyber security threats as quickly as possible to minimize the security risk/impact to the organisation.  This role will collaborate with various cross-platform teams to perform the incident investigations, log analysis, malware analysis, and threat hunting required to mitigate security risks and enhance the existing Cyber Response capability.  This role will also serve as an escalation point for any deep-dive analysis required for the Cyber Fusion Centre (CFC).

Your Role

As a Cyber Response and Threat Hunting Consultant your main responsibilities will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
 

KEY TASKS & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Respond to security escalations and co-ordinate with internal, external, and vendor support required for deep dive analysis, containment, remediation, after action analysis, and reporting.
• Provide specialist support to other teams within the CFC and key stakeholders outside the CFC.
• Leverage threat intelligence to perform threat hunting exercises.
• Take a lead role for the “blue team” in response to incidents or attack simulations.
• Strong incident report writing skills.
• Ability to conduct technical analysis during cybersecurity incidents, independently and part of a team.
• Assist with Tabletop exercises across all Zurich Business units in order to ensure proper cyber response across the organization.
• Assist with the assessment of potential new security tools.

RELATIONSHIPS:

• Assist with coordination and implementation of security services across the company.
• Foster and maintain relationships across the global response team and its stakeholders.

Your Skills and Experience

As a Cyber Response and Threat Hunting Consultant your skills and qualifications will include:

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience
4-5 years professional experience preferable
GIAC certification or any other industry recognised certification
Experience in Incident Response activities
Experience in Threat Hunting
Cloud security experience
Excellent collaboration skills across technical and non-technical team
Excellent English verbal and written communication skills

KNOWLEDGE:

Good understanding of IT Security practices, methodologies, tool mechanisms, and trends
Able to communicate and write high quality incident reports including executive summary and technical analysis.
Strong integrity and highly ethical
Ability to breakdown complex problems into smaller parts and quickly identify a solution.
Experience in SOAR, technologies, and automation of tasks
Experience with EDR and NDR technologies
A strong understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Deep understanding of cyber security operations and technologies
Strong ability to write scripts to expedite investigations.
In-depth knowledge and experience in log analysis
Cloud incident response, with strong knowledge of cloud security
Forensics and reverse engineering of malware
Understanding of security frameworks
Ability to lead technical calls providing any technical feedback required to our stakeholders.
Root cause analysis, including actions to contain and mitigate this incident.
Strong ability to create and conduct Threat Hunt exercises.

Additional Information

Primary work location is Trident House, Blackrock. Position is Dublin-based but occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.

Zurich is a strong brand. Zurich in Ireland is part of Zurich Insurance Group, a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. Our 55,000 employees worldwide form the basis of our success, helping our customers in 210 countries and territories to understand and protect themselves from risk. In order to deliver our services, we offer a competitive compensation package and interesting opportunities for further training & development. As a Zurich employee you benefit from a multitude of advantages as well as a strong culture, characterized by acceptance, diversity and team spirit.

At Zurich we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.