Senior Strategic Security Consultant, Mandiant, Google Cloud - job 1 of 2

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience assessing and developing cybersecurity solutions and programs across security domains.
• 6 years of experience in delivering cyber outcomes, identifying mission risks, and devising solutions.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Preferred qualifications:

• Certifications related to specific cloud platforms, computer forensics or penetration testing.
  
• Experience investigating cybersecurity incidents.
  
• Experience with tools, techniques and procedures used by real–world threat actors.
  
• Experience implementing industry-leading practices around cyber risks and cloud security for clients’ cloud security frameworks using industry standards.
• Experience with cloud governance, with the ability to convey governance principles to cloud computing in terms of policies.
  
• Excellent time and project management skills.
  

About the job:

As a Mandiant Strategic Security Consultant, you will lead and support projects on behalf of clients that assess, test, or build their security programs. Project teams may range from 2 to 5 colleagues. Clients will range from start-up companies looking to supplement their security team to larger companies that need fresh ideas to enhance their perspective on the security program. You will provide guidance and advice to Google's client on best practices and managing the risks for their security program.

Responsibilities:

• Advise companies on how to improve security programs based on recent trends and threat actor activity. Articulate cybersecurity concepts and attacker techniques to technical and executive stakeholders. 
  
• Assess cloud environments for common misconfigurations and security risks. Develop modern detection engineering strategies and threat hunting programs. Possess an intermediate understanding of Active Directory security architecture.
  
• Provide expert advice for managing cybersecurity risks during digital transformation as organizations adopt cloud, devops, and new architecture frameworks such as containerization, microservices and zero trust.
  
• Lead execution of engagements and development of deliverables from start to finish. Analyze requirements and produce prioritized results aligned to client needs and risk profile.
  
• Conduct security reviews and maturity assessments across technology and business teams to address cyber risk and provide clear, and organized risk findings and recommendations to clients.