Incident Response - Digital Forensics & Malware Analyst

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Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Incident Response - Digital Forensics & Malware Analyst

Job Summary

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) role will support incident response, digital forensic collection, malware analysis, artifact analysis, and e-Discovery activities in support of Enterprise Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and HR/ER investigations. This role is responsible for examining endpoint, network, cloud, and system artifacts during active security events, post-incident investigations, and internal investigations. This person will work closely with the Incident Response Team and security operations partners to identify root cause, preserve evidence, and support timely containment and remediation.

The candidate should have hands-on experience in digital forensics, security operations, red team, malware analysis, or incident response. They should possess strong technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and the ability to collaborate across teams while continuing to build specialized forensic capabilities through cross-training and practical casework.

Major Responsibilities

• Knowledge with Mac, Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Conduct analysis of artifacts to determine methods of intrusion and best course of resolution while driving security improvement.
• Create technical summary of findings in accordance with industry reporting procedures.
• Knowledge of models/frameworks such as Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Well-developed analytic, qualitative, and quantitative reasoning skills.
• Demonstrated creative problem-solving abilities.
• Understanding of offensive security to include common attack methods.
• Understanding of how to pivot across multiple datasets to correlate artifacts for a single security event.
• Knowledge and experience in security and regulatory frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST 800 series, FFIEC, SOC2, FedRAMP, STAR, etc.).

• Knowledge of incident response, security operations, malware analysis, or digital forensics.
• Examine computers, related hardware, network traffic, related applications, and operating systems to identify potential threats, anomalous or malicious activities to network resources.

• Apply forensic methods and techniques to test and validate hardware/software equipment.
• Conduct memory collection and analysis.
• Reconstruct damaged computer systems and recover damaged or destroyed data; review forensic images; determine solutions for recovery of potentially relevant information.
• Assist in the maintenance of forensic and investigative plans and procedures.
• Collect and examine endpoint and network-based evidence and artifacts.
• Produce and communicate executive and detailed level reports of work efforts.

• Investigate instances of malicious code to determine attack vector, execution behavior, persistence mechanisms, and payload.
• Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and recommend detections or use cases for sensors, EDR tools, and SIEM platforms.
• Stays current with digital forensics techniques, industry frameworks, changes in the company and best practices.
• Serve as a first responder for forensics analysis and investigation capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related discipline. Equivalent work experience is equally preferable.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in digital forensics, security operations, red team, malware analysis, or incident response.
• Minimum of 3 years working directly in cybersecurity operations, incident response, SOC investigations, security monitoring, or related defensive security functions.
• Experience working within the Financial Services Industry preferred although not required.
• Experience with endpoint, network, cloud, or host-based investigations.
• Preferred experience with forensic and security tools such as Magnet AXIOM, FTK Imager.
•  "> ">undefinedNice to haveMagnet Nexus, TX1, Atola, VeraKey, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Volatility, and open-source digital forensic tools.Understanding of eDiscovery process.Experience responding to cyber events in public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.GCFE, GCFA, MCFE or equivalent.

“Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.”

The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:

New York / New Jersey: $102k–$141k

Non–New York / New Jersey: $102k–$153k

depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please click the link below.

 MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.