AC Manila - Cybersecurity DFIR Senior Analyst

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics will provide you the opportunity to solve our clients most critical business and data protection related challenges. You will be part of a growing team driving strategic programs, data analytics, innovation, deals, cyber resilency, response, and technical implementation activities. You will have access to not only the top Cybersecurity, Privacy and Forensics professionals at PwC, but at our clients and industry analysts across the globe.

Our Advisory Acceleration Center is the natural extension of PwC's leading class global delivery capabilities. We provide premium, cost effective, high quality services that support process quality and delivery capability in support for client engagements.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be an authentic and inclusive leader, at all grades/levels and in all lines of service. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Associate, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
• Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities and coach to help deliver results.
• Develop new ideas and propose innovative solutions to problems.
• Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from from current trends in business area.
• Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
• Share relevant thought leadership.
• Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing others.
• Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality, diverse relationships.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for technical investigations of cyber incidents undertaken by the firm and assist our clients

• Responsible for collecting, triaging, and analyzing forensic artifacts from client networks

• Responsible for analyzing flat log files, Windows event logs, Linux artifacts to correlations in endpoint detection and response (EDRs) tooling, network monitoring tools and SIEM to detect malicious activities in client's network

• Responsible for leveraging various EDRs to respond to incidents, including proactively hunting client networks for the duration of the incident

• Responsible for providing quick fix and long-term remediations after the cyber security incidents to improve clients security posture

• Responsible for preparing report on identified security vulnerabilities, attack paths and possible recommendations to prevent future attacks

• Remain up to date on the latest cyber security threats and trends

• Support Cyber Threat Operations (CTO) to research a variety of cyber security threats and trends including advanced hacking and evasion techniques for enhancing knowledge on digital forensic and incident response.

Essential Requirements:

• Senior Analyst Level (4-5 years of relevant experience)

• Business process understanding, ability to define business processes and map them from transaction capture through to ledger

• Strong understanding of finance processes and business operational processes

• Strong communication skills and an awareness of global trends

• Strong preference for basic competency in two or more of the following:

  • Alteryx or similar platforms

  • Data visualization tools (e.g. Qlikview, Tableau, PowerBI,)

  • RPA tools such as UIPath

• An appreciation for structured methodical research, critical thinking and problem solving skills with an understanding for the application of these skills in the business environment

• A natural curiosity to identify, investigate and explain trends and patterns in data

• An ability to analyse and break down complex concepts and technical findings into clear and simple language for communication to team members and clients

• A passion for Emerging Technologies and helping companies change

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Experience investigating Windows, Linux, MacOS, and mobile endpoints, as well as cloud environments

• Experience and competence in malware analysis, host forensics, memory forensics, and network forensics

• Capable of documenting and explaining technical details/efforts in a concise, actionable manner

• Strong problem solving, troubleshooting, and analysis skills

• Good team work and collaboration skills

• Experience working in fast-paced environments

• Good attitude and willingness to learn

• Passion for cyber security, computer systems and networks

• Fluent in Cantonese, English or Mandarin

Certifications:

• Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)

• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)

• GIAC Network Forensics Analyst (GNFA)

• GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA)

• GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM)

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred: Bachelor Degree - Information Security and Computer Forensics, Bachelor Degree - Computer Science, Bachelor Degree - Business Administration/Management

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Travel Requirements

0%

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship

No

Government Clearance Required

No