[Hiring] Incident Commander @Valiant Solutions, LLC

Role Description

Valiant Solutions is seeking an Incident Commander (Tier 3) to join our rapidly growing team! This position allows for 100% remote work, which requires a high level of trust in our employees.

• MUST HAVE one of the following ACTIVE certifications:
  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certification from ISC2
  • GCIH (GIAC Certified Incident Handler) or an equivalent relevant incident response, digital forensics, or cybersecurity certification
• The Tier 3 Incident Commander serves as the senior operational lead responsible for:
  • Coordinating advanced incident response
  • Driving resolution
  • Ensuring effective communication across stakeholders
• Responsibilities include:
  • Establishing and maintaining incident situational awareness
  • Tracking incident progression
  • Coordinating response and remediation activities
  • Facilitating recovery efforts
  • Communicating with stakeholders
  • Delivering timely, accurate incident reporting
• Requires ability to assess complex cybersecurity events and analyze adversary motives, capabilities, and opportunities.
• Ensures that incident reports are accurately documented in the incident tracking system.
• Identifies additional investigative, containment, remediation, or recovery actions required to achieve resolution.
• Must possess extensive knowledge of:
  • Cybersecurity incident response
  • Anomaly detection and analysis
  • Security log analysis
  • Digital forensics
  • Threat vectors
  • Adversary tactics and techniques
• Required technical expertise includes:
  • Strong working knowledge of Splunk SIEM
  • Microsoft Defender EDR
  • Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR
  • Supporting digital forensic and incident response tools

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience, or a bachelor’s degree with at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to complete a federal background investigation for a High-Risk Public Trust position, including applicable credit checks.
• Must hold CISSP certification from ISC2, plus GCIH or an equivalent relevant incident response, digital forensics, or cybersecurity certification.
• Extensive experience managing cybersecurity incidents and performing advanced incident triage.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SOC operations, threat hunting, intrusion detection and prevention, and incident detection and response.
• Expert knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, network traffic analysis, and security log analysis.
• Experience with endpoint security, antivirus, EDR, firewalls, proxies, and other enterprise security solutions.
• Strong understanding of Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems, enterprise networking, and system security.
• Knowledge of digital forensic techniques and understanding of cyberattack stages.
• Experience supporting compliance with security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to coordinate incident response teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and organizational skills.

Requirements

• Conduct advanced incident response analysis to identify attack vectors and assess threats.
• Coordinate incident containment, remediation, and recovery activities.
• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts from Splunk SIEM and other security tools.
• Serve as the primary point of coordination for incident management.
• Create, maintain, and track incident records and ticket queues.
• Evaluate and recommend security controls to address vulnerabilities.
• Prepare incident status reports and post-incident reports.
• Collaborate with digital forensic investigators on incident investigations.

Benefits

• Valiant pays 99% of the Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage for Full-time Employees.
• Valiant contributes 25% towards Health Coverage for Family and Dependents.
• 100% Paid Short Term Disability and Life Insurance Policy for Full-time Employees.
• 100% Paid Certifications.
• 401K Matching up to 4%.
• Paid Time Off.
• Paid Federal Holidays.
• Wellness & Fitness Program.
• Valiant University – Online Education and Training Portal.
• FSA programs for Medical Costs, Dependent Care, Transit, and Parking.
• Referral Bonuses.