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SECURITYFOCUS JOBS - NEW OPPORTUNITY
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Position: Security Consultant
Location: Various, , United States
Type: Permanent F/T
Closing Date: 2008-03-17
Senior Incident Response (IR) / Digital Forensic Consultant
Foundstone is the pre-eminent leader in network security consulting, serving
hundreds of high profile organizations in the Fortune 500, federal and state
governments, and the US military. Our consultants are recognized experts,
educators,
and technical authors who have helped protect the networks of many of the
world's
most at-risk organizations. Foundstone has long been a leader in incident
response,
digital forensics, network security, risk assessment, policy formation, and
remediation strategies. In fact, we wrote the book on it.
We are looking for exceptional talent to join our growing practice. If you are
an
information system security expert, have top-shelf IR and digital forensic
experience, enjoy writing and teaching, are willing to travel, and are
committed to
the client, let’s talk.
Job Description
As a Sr. IR/Forensic Consultant, you will be immersed in an exciting and
challenging
role providing IR and digital forensic services to our clients. You will be
responsible for managing customer engagements from initial contact to project
completion.
You will spend most of your time solving complex security problems for our
clients.
This means you will be responsible for incident response program development,
performing IR-readiness gap analysis, identifying and containing security
breaches,
and using your forensic skills to determine what happened, when, and how. You
will
also be required to share your expertise by providing training classes and
publishing articles and white papers.
Incident Response Duties
Create and implement custom IR programs for government, business and education
institutions.
Provide IR plan reviews and make recommendations for improvement.
Perform IR gap-analysis surveys and publish findings.
Create IR plan test scenarios and execute simulated incidents.
Provide immediate on-site professional consulting services to clients whose
information systems have been compromised.
Provide IR training to clients, industry groups, security seminars, etc.
Digital Forensic Duties
Conduct forensic investigations using accepted methodologies.
Create forensic duplicates of electronic media including but not limited to,
hard
drives, mobile devices, and flash memory media.
Conduct forensic analysis of network traffic and network device logs.
Analyze forensic media to create a timeline of events relevant to the
investigation.
Maintain written notes and follow a strict chain-of-custody to preserve
sensitive
evidence.
Produce forensic reports detailing findings.
Provide legal counsel assistance in civil and criminal hearings.
Provide subject matter expertise as required.
Maintain current knowledge of tools and best-practices in forensics.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
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This is an exciting – yet demanding role. You must have the required
skills and
certifications to be successful.
Three years experience in a consulting role performing IR and forensic tasks.
Expertise in incident response, digital forensics, network topologies, security
devices, IR planning, application security, and performing complex
investigations.
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems.
Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills.
Advanced project management and documentation abilities.
Familiarity with IR/Forensic tools such as EnCase, FTK, Helix, Paraben, etc.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in a technical science preferred. Master’s degree
desirable.
Certifications
CISSP required.
EnCE highly desirable.
This position requires extensive travel.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
CONTACT
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Send cover letter and resume to jobs@foundstone.com
Foundstone
Ron Nguyen
Director
ron.nguyen@foundstone.com
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