About The Job

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.

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

• Identify issues in customer Cyber Defense Centers, formulate strategies for improvement, plan the implementation of improvements, and execute or oversee plans to completion.
• Advise on Cyber Defense Center, Computer Security Incident Response Team, and Security Operations Center management activities, including technical solutions.
• Research and leverage cybersecurity intelligence sources, attacker techniques, containment methodologies, and remediation processes to improve Security Operations Center incident detection and response capabilities.
• Develop client relationships with executive stakeholders to achieve projects and objectives; engage and collaborate with client stakeholders within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• Certification in one or more of the following: CompTIA Security+; CompTIA Network+; ISC2 (CISSP); SANS-GIAC certification (GSEC, GCIH, GCED, GCFA, GCIA, GNFA, GPEN, GWAPT); CISCO (CCNA); EC-Council (CEH, LPT).
• 8 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions across multiple security domains.
• Experience leading incident response activities and communicating investigation status to executive stakeholders

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing executive stakeholder client relationships to achieve project/long-term objectives.
• Understanding of security controls for common platforms and devices, including Windows, Linux and network equipment.
• Ability to communicate in Arabic fluently as this is a client facing role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.