Jr. Incident Responder

Job Title: Jr. Incident Responder

Experience: 1-3yrs

Job Location: Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Cybersecurity professional specializing in Digital Forensics & Incident Response with hands-on experience in Windows and Linux forensics, malware analysis, and threat hunting. Skilled in leveraging EDR and SIEM tools to detect, analyze, and remediate cyber threats. Experienced in forensic investigations, incident response workflows, and threat intelligence exercises, with a strong drive to protect organizations from advanced attacks.

Roles:

• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents.
• Conduct forensic analysis of Windows, Linux, and endpoint systems.
• Monitor and analyze alerts from SIEM and EDR platforms.
• Assist in threat hunting exercises and identifying potential threats.
• Document findings, prepare reports, and suggest remediation steps.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze malware samples and extract Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
• Support incident response activities: triage, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Correlate logs and alerts from various systems to detect suspicious activity.
• Assist in building and improving incident response playbooks.
• Participate in tabletop exercises, threat simulations, and compromise assessments.
• Collaborate with senior analysts to understand attack techniques and mitigation strategies.

Requirements

Core Skills:

• Digital Forensics: Disk & memory forensics, artifact recovery, timeline analysis
• Incident Response: Triage, containment, eradication, remediation, root-cause analysis
• Malware & Threat Hunting: Static & dynamic malware analysis, IOC extraction, EDR monitoring, SIEM-based hunting
• Tools & Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, Autopsy, Volatility, FTK, EnCase, Sysinternals, Wireshark
• Having the below as an advantage -
• Scripting & Automation: PowerShell, Python, Bash
• Cloud & Network Exposure: AWS, Azure, log correlation, network packet analysis

Qualifications and Certifications-

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) / Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics & Telecommunication (ENTC), Computer Science (CS), or Information Technology (IT)

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) - Mandatory

Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) - Mandatory