Director, Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Job Classification:
Technology - Information Security

Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability and efficiency? The Global Technology team takes great pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join our organization at Prudential, you'll unlock an exciting and impactful career - all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world's leading financial services institutions.

Your Team & Role

As the Digital Forensics & Incident Response Director within the Cyber Defense & Response organization, you will manage and lead a team of highly technical security professionals focused on the continued enhancement of enterprise capabilities tied to responding to cyber security incidents. You will bring strategic vision and technical capability to the team to further enhance and develop the cyber incident response program. Likewise, you will focus on the continuous professional development of the team through various means including internal training sessions, knowledge sharing, and occupational mentorship.

• Responsible for Digitl Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) quality control - ensure peer and supervisory review of investigative findings and work products.
• Responsible for distinct control function escalations such as those originating from the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC), Information Security Office (ISO), and external entities.
• Manage projects related to DFIR readiness such as integration into new BU processes, new technology and incident readiness, and introduction of resiliency improvements.
• Investigative case management to include formal documentation, reporting, chain of custody, and evidence disposition.
• Risk management of information security, technology risk, and non-technical areas such as legal, fraud, privacy, and reputation risk.
• Identify process and resiliency improvement areas; propose changes.
• Bring a deep understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, give technical direction to team members, and embed learning and innovation in day-to-day occupational duties.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of innovative security principles and theory.

• Advanced experience responding to cyber incidents in a large corporate/government environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing and developing technical teams.
• Experience with enterprise technologies such as Entra ID/Active Directory, O365, Azure, AWS, Windows, Linux, macOS, etc.
• Advanced experience using SIEM and EDR query languages (SPL, KQL, etc.)
• Knowledge of common scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
• Experience using commercial and open source forensic software (X-Ways, EnCase, KAPE, TSK, Volatility Framework, etc.).
• Experience performing host, log, memory, and network-based forensics.
• Experience performing static and dynamic malware analysis.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Comprehensive understanding of adversarial threat frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and Lockheed Martin's Cyber Kill Chain.
• Ability to lead independently with minimal guidance and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts and perspectives to the benefit of the organization.
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges.
• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills.

• Digital Forensics & Incident Response
• Insider Risk Investigations
• Threat Hunting and Adversary Emulation
• DFIR Automation and Engineering
• Cyber Threat Intelligence

• Industry standard certifications (CCE, EnCE, GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, GREM, GNFA, GPEN, etc.)

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
• Retirement plans:
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)
• Company-funded pension plan
• Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs
• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.