Lead, Digital Forensics and Incident Response

Job Classification:

Corporate - Legal and Compliance

Prudential’s Global Technology team is the spark that ignites the power of Prudential for our customers and employees worldwide. Our organization plays a critical and highly visible role in delivering customer-driven solutions across every area of the company. The Global Technology team is made up of diverse, agile-thinking, and highly-skilled professionals; we use our combined capabilities to 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 the Global Technology organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock a challenging and impactful career – all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Prudential Financial is a Fortune 100 financial services leader with a dynamic and diverse workforce and a strong emphasis on talent management. Our High-Technology Investigations Unit (HTIU) is a global unit responsible for incident response and investigations in Asia, Europe and the Americas. This is an exciting time to join a growing team. The HTIU is seeking an experienced individual for the position of Digital Forensics and Incident Response Manager.
 

The Digital Forensics and Incident Response Lead will initially serve as an individual technical contributor, responsible for conducting digital forensic examinations, responding to security incidents, assisting with threat hunting operations, performing incident readiness activities, and completing other related cybersecurity tasks as required in a rapidly evolving corporate environment.
 

Qualifications
• 5 plus years of experience responding to cyber incidents in a large corporate/government environment.
• Experience with enterprise technologies such as Active Directory, O365, Azure, AWS, etc.
• Advanced experience using Splunk’s Search Processing Language (SPL) and Microsoft’s Kusto Query Language (KQL).
• Knowledge of common scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
• Experience using forensic software suites (X-Ways, EnCase, 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.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Forensics, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Industry standard certifications (CCE, EnCE, GCFE, GCFA, GCIH, GREM, GNFA, GPEN, etc.)

Note: Prudential is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $126,000.00 to $187,400.00. Specific pricing for the role may vary within the above range based on many factors including geographic location, candidate experience, and skills. Roles may also be eligible for additional compensation and/or benefits. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance. In addition, employees are eligible for standard benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and retirement.

Prudential Financial, Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential plc. which is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company's well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential's businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management, and real estate services.

We recognize that our strength and success are directly linked to the quality and skills of our diverse associates. We are proud to be a place where talented people who want to make a difference can grow as professionals, leaders, and as individuals. Visit www.prudential.com to learn more about our values, our history and our brand.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status , medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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