Manager - Digital Forensics and Incident Response

About the role

Scyne Advisory, a public purpose sector consultancy supporting governments, agencies and not-for-profits, is hiring a Manager - Digital Forensics and Incident Response in Sydney. The role provides hands-on support and expert advice to clients responding to cyber incidents, following recognised DFIR frameworks, in highly sensitive and regulated environments across government and public purpose sectors.

Key responsibilities

• Use technical DFIR skills to help clients respond to cyber incidents, giving both hands-on support and expert advice
• Follow DFIR frameworks and practices, including NIST, ISO/IEC 27035 and MITRE ATT&CK
• Work in sensitive, regulated environments across government and public purpose sectors, adhering to policies and procedures
• Mentor junior team members and grow their DFIR skills and experience
• Collaborate with peers and teams across Scyne and alliance partners to cover all client needs
• Help develop new capabilities, products and services based on market demand

Required profile

• 5+ years of proven experience in incident response, digital forensics or security operations
• Team player with a growth mindset, ethical and reliable, able to earn client trust
• Ability to work a 24/7 on-call roster, including occasional after-hours office or client site attendance
• Australian citizenship and willingness to obtain Baseline (or preferably NV1) clearance for work with Defence

Required skills

• Hands-on skills in networks, hyperscale clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP), SaaS applications, end-user compute and data management tools
• Digital forensics and data analysis knowledge, with hands-on tooling experience
• Foundation in frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST SP 800-61
• Basic project management and proven ability to lead a small team
• Certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, Security+ or CIH

What we offer

• Parental leave: 26 weeks for either parent, with a six-month minimum service requirement
• Flexible working arrangements
• Additional leave including a 5th week of paid leave, birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave and floating public holidays
• Wellness allowance of $295 per year and lifestyle allowance of up to $205 per year
• Smart device reimbursement of up to $60 per month