Senior Cybersecurity Incident Responder - Remote Option Available
About the Role
Join ZEISS as a Senior Cybersecurity Incident Responder to enhance our cybersecurity posture. This role offers a unique opportunity to work remotely while contributing to our Cyber Defense Center and making a significant impact on our incident response capabilities.
What You'll Do
- Act as a permanent member of the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (CIRT), executing and supporting technical incident response activities.
- Analyze, contain, and recover from cybersecurity incidents, ensuring structured documentation of all activities.
- Provide technical guidance and expertise to other incident response roles, collaborating closely with Digital Forensics and Threat Intelligence teams.
- Perform root cause analysis and report on incident status and potential response measures.
- Communicate technical findings clearly to various stakeholders and escalate critical findings to the Incident Commander.
Requirements
- Several years of professional experience in cybersecurity incident response, SOC, DFIR, or cyber defense environments.
- Strong technical knowledge of IT infrastructures, networks, operating systems, and cloud environments.
- Proven experience in handling complex or high-severity cybersecurity incidents.
- Solid understanding of attacker Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and the ability to respond to them effectively.
- Experience mapping observed activity to frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with established incident response frameworks (e.g., NIST, SANS).
- Ability to communicate technical findings to different stakeholder groups.
- Structured, reliable, and resilient working style, particularly in critical situations.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary range of €120,000 - €150,000 annually.
- Flexible remote work options to support work-life balance.
- Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance and professional development opportunities.
- Collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity.
This Senior Cybersecurity Incident Responder role at ZEISS offers a competitive salary, remote work flexibility, and the chance to work on critical cybersecurity initiatives.
Who Will Succeed Here
Proficient in incident response tools such as Splunk and Wireshark, with a deep understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework to analyze and respond to threats effectively.
Self-motivated and disciplined, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment while managing time effectively to meet deadlines and respond to incidents promptly.
Extensive experience in digital forensics and threat intelligence, demonstrating a proactive mindset to anticipate security threats and implement measures aligned with NIST standards.
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