Senior Cyber Incident Responder

The Opportunity

Our Adobe Cyber Defense Center seeks a skilled and curious Senior Cyber Incident
Responder eager to tackle new technologies. You'll use your digital forensics and network-based investigation expertise in this crucial role to boost our incident response capabilities. Collaborating with a multinational team, you'll conduct thorough investigations and defend our enterprise against evolving cyber threats. If you thrive in a challenging environment and are ready to enhance our Incident Response program, we want to hear from you!

What you will do

• Incident Response Experience: Respond to incidents to retrieve, analyze, and preserve critical data, utilizing forensics and network knowledge on a global scale. Conduct thorough host forensics, network forensics, log analysis, and malware triage to arrive at conclusive findings and support incident response investigations. 
• Tool Development: Identify areas for improvement in processes and tooling related to response at scale. Develop and enhance scripts, tools, and methodologies to support the collection and analysis of data on a large scale, optimizing our incident investigation capabilities. 
• Team Support and Mentorship: Provide support and guidance to other members of our CSIRT team, working closely with Staff level responders and management. 
• Global Reporting and Coordination: Translate technical analysis into clear reports and coordinate response actions with team members globally. Assist in drafting detailed reports and assigning remediation recommend dations across internal and external organizations. 
• Training and Presentations: Develop and present comprehensive training sessions and presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Global Collaboration: As an expert in the field, work closely with teams globally during incidents, including threat hunting, threat intelligence, and detection engineering. Collaborate to share information, enhance detection capabilities, and respond effectively to threats. 

What you need to succeed

• Incident Response Expertise: Bring at least 6+ years of hands-on experience in incident response, including digital forensics, in a robust environment. Strong understanding of the collection and evidence retention of collected artifacts. 
• Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of digital forensics and network-based artifacts, including cloud, container, and host environments. Proficient in responding to incidents, analyzing triaged data, and using EDR technology to review data at scale. Experienced in identifying key findings and resolving incidents. Reviewing dynamic malicious files to include reverse engineering is a plus. 
• Investigative Skills: Strong investigative background with expertise in efficiently managing and resolving complex cases. Proficient in identifying key indicators of compromise, analyzing attack vectors, and determining root causes to guide resolution steps. Previous experience in government or law enforcement, particularly with large-scale investigations, is a plus. 
• System Internals: Understanding of the internals and constructs of Linux, MacOS, and Windows operating systems. 
• Cloud Security: Experience in administering, attacking, or defending cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP). 
• Log Analysis: Understanding of logs from cloud, network, and endpoint devices. 
• SIEM Expertise: Skills in writing complex searches or analytics for popular Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions. 
• Programming Skills: Proficiency in bash and at least one interpreted programming language (Python, Ruby, etc.). 
• Team Collaboration: Ability to promote a collaborative working environment that enhances teamwork, predictability, clarity, and a culture of innovation. 
• Multitasking: Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment effectively. 
• On-Call Rotation: Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation as required. 

Why Join Us? 

• Innovation: Be part of a team that fosters a culture of experimentation, innovation, and continuous learning. 
• Impact: Play a key role in safeguarding our enterprise from advanced cyber threats and improving our overall security posture. 
• Growth: Opportunities for professional growth and development through challenging projects and ongoing training. 
• Collaboration: Work in a collaborative environment that values relationships and teamwork. 

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. 

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