VP Digital Forensics amp Incident Response

VP Digital Forensics & Incident Response

Posted on
Apr 08, 2022

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Aon is looking for a Vice President to be part of the Digital Forensics & Incident Response team! Are you ready to join the Cyber Solutions team? Are you looking for tremendous exposure to a wide variety of different cases and technologies, to be recognized for your accomplishments, to learn new skills and attend training? If you are prepared to join a collaborative environment and make an impact – we are ready for you! Hiring teams in our state of the art DFIR labs; your work will vary from day to day leading your team to respond to breaches, nation state attacks, ransomware and reverse malware engineering, just to name a few. Please note, for our local candidates, we offer a hybrid model of working from home/office location.

Why Cyber Solutions? Aon’s Cyber Solutions is the only team in the market that has the scope and breadth of services to offer clients in any area of the cyber life cycle. If you want to work on some of the highest profile and sophisticated cases out there, we are that first responder. The team works closely together to ensure learning, growth, and career development. And we invest in you, in the form of mentorship and hefty training budgets to attend security training and conferences.

Your impact as a Vice President: You will lead teams of expert professionals in running high-stakes, high-profile investigations and incident response engagements for our clients. You will bring significant experience in cybersecurity consulting to bear on your casework, along with mastery of the fundamentals of running cybersecurity investigations. You will work at the direction of a Managing Director in the unit to scope, coordinate, be responsible for, and perform numerous client cases, which require work in any of the technical areas described above or beyond.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Lead the most sophisticated forensic analyses handled by the firm.
2. Investigate network intrusions and other cyber security incidents to understand the cause and extent of the breach.
3. Perform host-based and network-based analysis across all major operating systems and network device platforms.
4. Provide expert testimony in trials, depositions, and other proceedings.
5. Supervise other Digital Forensics and Incident Response staff, including coordinating teams of professionals, assuring stellar work product, and assisting with performance reviews and mentorship of cybersecurity professionals.
6. Ensure that client matters are staffed adequately and efficiently and that deadlines are met.
7. Form and articulate expert opinions based on analysis.
8. Draft and conduct peer review of expert reports, affidavits, and other experienced testimony.

You Bring Knowledge and Expertise

Required Experience:

1. 10 years or more of sustained hands-on excellence in the Incident Response industry along with some digital forensic experience.
2. Ability to anticipate and respond to changing priorities and operate effectively in a dynamic, demand-based environment, requiring flexibility and responsiveness to client matters and needs.
3. Deep experience with most common operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) and their file systems (ext3/4, HFS, APFS, NTFS, exFAT, etc.).
4. Proficiency with industry-standard forensic toolsets (i.e. X-Ways, EnCase, Axiom/IEF, Cellebrite/UFED, and FTK).
5. Experience with conducting log analysis of various types of logs, including Windows Event Logs, Apache, IIS, and firewall logs.
6. Confidence, humility, and a commitment to learning and teaching others in a collaborative environment of forward-thinking cybersecurity leaders.
7. Comfort with intermittent periods of travel, evening and weekend hours.

Preferred Experience:

1. GCFE, GCIH, CCE, EnCE or equivalent digital forensics / incident response certification.
2. Experience with enterprise cloud infrastructures such as Amazon Web Services, G Suite, Office 365, and Azure.
3. Proficiency with database querying and analysis.
4. Interest in building intellectual capital for the firm by writing blogs, submitting to CFPs, and crafting internal tools for analysis.

Education: Relevant and related experience required.

About Aon: Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

By applying for a position with Aon, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Aon's employment policies. Aon is committed to a diverse workforce as an Employment Equity employer (Women, People with Disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples, and Visible Minorities).