Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.

This position supports the Data & Technology practice - one of six practices focused on client delivery services across the Firm

Practice Overview

Ankura’s Cyber Security and Privacy Practice is a full-service suite of Cyber Security and Privacy solutions, regardless of industry or size. Our global team of over 100 professionals includes former federal law enforcement personnel, in-house security experts, Big 4 consultants, federal regulators, threat intel and dark web experts, etc. We have helped clients and partners for 10+ years across industries and geographies with the following services:

Incident Response, Intelligence, and Investigations.
End Point & Managed Detection & Response.
Technology, Privacy, and Cyber Risk Advisory.

The EMEA Cyber Security & Privacy practice is growing and has ambitions to expand its capabilities from a strong base in incident response, intelligence and investigations into additional proactive security, AI security and managed detection & response services.

Why Join Ankura

Have the opportunity to get involved in challenging client projects with both Proactive and Reactive work.
We can support and develop individuals who aspire to be an expert.
Vast opportunities for career development, with a formal development process, training programmes and the internal e-learning training platform, Ankura Academy.
Work with a collaborative environment, whereby our professionals have the freedom to innovate which promotes curiosity, learning and communication.

Role

We are seeking a Manager level candidate with Incident Response and project management experience gained in professional services.

Responsibilities

Respond to cyber incidents reported by clients

Manage cyber incident responses and incident response teams

Lead cyber investigations

Understanding of incident analysis workflow and tools

Quality control reviews of team members deliverables and work processes

Perform project management and engagement risk management activities

Support financial management of individual projects and cyber incident response team

Manage time, tasks and resources to meet internal and external deadlines.

Lead client communications, both written and oral, throughout the lifecycle of the project.

Requirements

Degree in Computer Science or Cyber Security, or related equivalent.
Experience at Manager level within management consulting and the Incident Response field is essential
Able to communicate effectively and concisely with high level management and C-suite clients on a frequent basis
Adept in setting up new engagements to support clients in responding to incidents
Capable of managing both short term and long-term projects
Understanding of engagement risk
Exposure to responding to incidents including Ransomware, ATP attacks, BEC, Cloud etc a plus.
Experience of managing teams and performance management of individuals
Ability to identify opportunities within existing and potential clients
Experience working with non-Windows systems (such as Linux, Unix, Mac)
Scripting/programming experience (specifically Python, C#, VBA, or Powershell)
Experience working in a consultancy environment
Exposure to AI technologies, techniques and approaches within the DFIR domain.
Strong desire to work in a team in a collaborative environment to achieve common goals
Exceptional organisational skills
Passion for Cyber Incident Response, and a desire for continuous improvement in expertise
Ability to correlate events from multiple sources to create a timeline analysis across end points of an incident.

Understanding of how to leverage existing security applications and appliances to address a compromise or malware/ransomware outbreak

Experience working with Enterprise networks

Understanding of mitigation and clean-up strategies

Proficient in log analysis of multiple types

Ability to analyse complex network packet captures

Understanding of memory, how to capture, data available and analysis skills

Understanding of how to take malware apart from a virtual machine, dynamic malware analysis, and reverse engineering perspective

Ability to travel (including occasional international travel) at short notice.

Available to be on-call 1 in 4 weekends each month

Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters, if you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, submit an online application, or participate in an interview/assessment, please email accommodations@ankura.com or call toll-free +1.312-583-2122. This email and phone number are created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues unrelated to a disability, will not receive a response.

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