Strategic Advisor/Program Manager (Remote - Northeast Region) - Mandiant New York, NY Bookmark Share Print 759 0 1

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The Mandiant Consulting team is seeking a passionate and highly skilled Cybersecurity Strategic Advisor and Program Manager to support a critical customer mission!  The Consultant will work closely with the customer’s executive and technical teams to help develop and implement operational and security enhancement strategies associated with findings from current ongoing projects and future strategic roadmaps.  In addition, the Consultant will provide ongoing malware analysis and remediation services, infrastructure analysis, breach detection, tabletop exercises and after action reports to a strategic customer. 

If you are fanatical about security, will do whatever it takes to keep the bad guys out, enjoy hunting for attackers, thrive on responding to security incidents and interested in designing creative solutions that enhance a major strategic client’s security posture then we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed strategic plans to address operational and technical challenges in Customer’s network and physical environment
• Coordinate with Customer employees and vendors to plan and execute tasks associated with strategic remediation plans.  Activities may include, but not limited to infrastructure improvements involving Domain Name System (DNS), network segmentation enhancements, logging and monitoring capabilities, or Active Directory (AD) security policy improvements and account reviews
• Develop custom support documentation, best practices documentation, playbooks, briefing materials, technical notes, presentations, and other customized documentation that is specified by the Customer
• Triage and escalation of security events and vulnerabilities within the following cybersecurity domains:  Threat Intelligence, Security Analytics, Communication and Network, Advanced Fraud, Identify and Access management, Asset Security, Cloud and Mobile Environments, Application / Data / Endpoint monitoring, Security Assessment
• Provide expert guidance building information security programs to include hands-on implementation and/or assessment of security controls
• Work closely with the Customer in the implementation/integration of new infrastructure and tools
• Interface with Customer to address challenges, concerns, issues, or escalations; track and drive to closure any issues that impact the service
• Oversee and demonstrate creative solutions while aligning with Mandiant’s business processes, methodologies, and client communication methods

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a technical discipline (or equivalent work experience)
• Minimum 5 years of comparable experience;
• Experience managing and leading teams
• Expertise and knowledge of firewall technologies, IDS technologies, proxy technologies, Active Directory (AD) and malware/antivirus solutions.
• Fundamental understanding of network protocols
• Experience with the critical tools used in security event analysis, incident response, computer forensics, malware analysis, or other areas of security operations
• Understanding of cyber security operations, event monitoring, and SIEM tools
• Familiarity with Unix and Windows operating systems and administrative tools
• Understanding of security controls for common platforms and devices, including Windows, Unix, Linux, and network equipment
• Experience with a programming/scripting language such as Python, Perl or similar in an incident handling environment is a plus
• Prior interaction with C-level executives 
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to present to a variety of external audiences, including senior executive
• Excellent written communication skills
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to prioritize and execute in a methodical and disciplined manner, as well as to set and manage expectations with senior stakeholders and team members

Additional Qualifications:

• Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship

As a U.S. federal contractor, Mandiant has adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy to comply with our obligations under applicable laws and requirements. This position may be covered under Mandiant’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, as required in order to support federal contracts, access company offices and/or attend in-person meetings and work events. If covered under this policy, proof of vaccination against COVID-19 may be required as a condition of hire. At Mandiant we are committed to our #OneTeam approach combining diversity, collaboration, and excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

This is a regionally-based role for individuals located within the Northeast region of the United States.