Sygnia–Incident Response Manager

About The Position

Sygnia is a top tier cyber technology and services company, providing consulting and incident response support for organizations worldwide. Sygnia works with companies to proactively build their cyber resilience and to respond and defeat attacks within their networks. It is the trusted advisor and cyber security service provider of IT and security teams, senior managements, and boards of top organizations worldwide, including Fortune 100 companies.

The company draws on top talent from the ranks of elite military technology units and from across the cyber industry and has some of the world’s top talents in cyber security. Described by Forbes as a “cyber security delta force”, it applies technological supremacy, digital combat experience, data analytics and a business-driven mindset to cyber security, enabling organizations to excel in the age of cyber.

Sygnia is looking for an Incident Response Manager to lead investigations and response activities in support of organizations worldwide.

Cyber threats are constantly growing in volume, velocity and sophistication. When an organization is confronted with an advanced attack, it needs the strongest capabilities on its side. In many cases, an incident response engagement is in fact a battle within a network. The operational art, experience focus and speed of Sygnia response teams can mean the difference between a minor blow and a devastating impact on performance and reputation of organizations.

The candidate for the Incident Response Manager should be a subject matter expert in cyber forensics, have strong leadership skills, exceptional communication capabilities, and the ability to see through complexity and operate in crisis situations.  

Main Responsibilities

• Lead incident response investigations and hunting efforts, including investigation and remediation response to large scale sophisticated attacks, as well as security assessments and resilience building.
• Lead a team of top-tier cyber security researchers and forensic experts, manage engagements and provide professional guidance and inspiration.
• Provide briefing, status updates and advise, to a variety of audiences, including technical teams and executive leaderships
• Collaborate and work with client’s IT and Security teams during investigations.
• Design and improve internal incident response methodologies and processes.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years’ experience in team management (from military service and/or industry)
• Decisive bright and positive leader, who strive for excellency
• In-depth thinking and ability to succeed in an ultra-dynamic, fast pace environment/situation.
• Unwavering focus, calm and crisis management skills, as well as, the ability to manage relationships and communication channels and to evaluate the actions taken.
• Exceptional written and verbal presentation skills – able to articulate complex technical issues in a concise and confident manner to both technical personnel and executive level management
• Strong forensics knowledge and technical understanding of network fundamentals, common Internet protocols and system and security controls
• In-depth understanding of the life cycle of advanced security threats, attack vectors and methods of exploitation
• Experience with the tools and techniques used in security event analysis, incident response, computer forensics, malware analysis, or other areas of security operations
• Previous experience in strategy or cybersecurity consulting – advantage
• Academic degree in a technological or scientific discipline – advantage
• Willingness for intensive travel abroad