Junior Incident Response Analyst | ErnstYoung Job

Job Description

Your scope of duties

• Analyse alerts generated by SIEM, EDR/XDR, email security, IAM, firewall and cloud security tools;
• Perform alert triage and determine whether an event constitutes a security incident;
• Assess the severity and scope of incidents, identify affected assets and evaluate the potential business impact;
• Collect and analyse logs, endpoint artefacts, account activity, IP addresses, domains, file hashes and process information;
• Identify indicators of compromise, including suspicious logins, processes, files, domains and network connections;
• Perform containment actions, such as isolating hosts, blocking indicators of compromise, suspending accounts and resetting passwords;
• Support eradication and recovery activities by verifying that threats have been removed and systems have been safely restored;
• Build incident timelines and maintain complete case documentation;
• Perform root cause analysis and identify information required for further investigation;
• Contribute to updates of incident response playbooks, knowledge base articles and lessons learned documentation;
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response exercises, where applicable.

Our requirements

• Basic knowledge of digital forensics and evidence preservation;
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, computer networks, operating systems and authentication mechanisms;
• Familiarity with SIEM, EDR/XDR, firewalls, proxies, IAM platforms and log analysis tools;
• Scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash or Python;
• Understanding of common attack techniques, including phishing, credential theft, malware, brute-force attacks, lateral movement and privilege escalation;
• Basic knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and the incident response lifecycle;
• Basic understanding of cloud environments, including IAM, logging, compute, storage and networking.

What we offer

• Professional and financial support in obtaining recognised qualifications and certificates;
• EY Badges – global certification of your competencies and the opportunity to earn an MBA from the prestigious Hult International School of Business;
• Career Counselor – professional, one-to-one guidance on career building and development;
• Psycho-educational platform – a package of free consultations with specialists in the broad field of mental health and personal development, as well as access to educational activities;
• Benefit programme offering private healthcare with additional preventive examinations, life insurance, tickets, team sports, a language learning platform, sports cards and much more, available both online and offline.

Recruitment stages

1. Apply. If this is your first application, create a profile and upload your CV.
2. Let’s talk. You will meet Talent Acquisition experts and members of your future team.

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