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TransUnion

Incident Handler

Chennai, India

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What We'll Bring:
This role is a member of the larger Threat Detection Services team, which includes security analysts and incident handlers who work alongside teams responsible for red teaming, intelligence analysis, and technical threat researchers. The individual filling this role will join our Special Projects team and act as a senior leader within the organization helping to drive detection and response maturity, enable proactive monitoring strategies and participate in a wide range of larger incident response program activities.
We are a geographically diverse team, with offices and personnel around the globe, making this a remote work position for the right candidate. To support these requirements in addition to the technical skills listed below ideal candidates will also have prior remote work experience and possess necessary soft skills to support their success.

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What You'll Bring:
&bull Analysis, ownership of investigations through remediation. &bull Monitoring of infrastructure-related security events across organization within a 24x7 support teams. &bull Work events escalated by Security Operations Center or high severity user reported events. &bull Provide prolonged, in-depth analysis of potential intrusions or security events, leveraging various data artifacts to determine the context of an event. &bull Hands on security alerts creation and maintenance, workload automation. &bull Maintain accurate and complete records of incidents and investigations. &bull Execute incident response processes to respond to security threats and attacks. &bull Create detection and mitigation rules based on indicators of compromise that align with industry threats. &bull Assist in the design, evaluation, and implementation of new security technologies. &bull Update incident response playbooks to minimize gaps in response processes. &bull Extract and analyze malware to determine their nature. &bull This may include either static code analysis or runtime/execution analysis or both.

Impact You'll Make:
&bull 5-7 years of Network/Security/Incident Response experience. &bull Advanced Operating System and Network knowledge. &bull Experience identifying, investigating, and responding to complex attacks &bull Experience with investigative technologies such as SIEM, packet capture analysis, host forensics and memory analysis tools &bull Knowledge of at least one scripting language. &bull Any Security related certification(s) &bull Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team. &bull Ability to quickly grasp high-level technical concepts. &bull Good communication and interpersonal skills. &bull SANS SEC503: Intrusion Detection In-Depth (nice to have) &bull SANS SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling (nice to have)

TransUnion Job Title

Sr Consultant, Cybersecurity

Client-provided location(s): Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Job ID: transunion-19025600
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • Pet Insurance
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Paid Vacation
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Financial Counseling
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program

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