Hybrid work environment: 4 days onsite and 1 day remote

Why GM Financial Cybersecurity?

The GMF Cybersecurity team is tasked with the security engineering, regulatory response, third party risk, and incident response capabilities necessary to secure GM Financial, the captive auto finance subsidiary of General Motors. Reporting directly to the CEO, our Cybersecurity team enjoys unprecedented support to deliver the highest level of security capabilities using cutting edge technologies and automating mundane tasks, allowing our teams to focus on interesting and rewarding security work.  As a part of GM, you’ll have the opportunity to work on Cybersecurity projects across financial services, automotive, manufacturing, high-tech, and military industries.  We are looking for team players who want the freedom to innovate leading edge capabilities to join our growing Cybersecurity team.
 

What Makes You A Dream Candidate?

Experience with threat intelligence techniques, detection rules, and a variety of forensic analysis tools in incident response investigations to determine the extent and scope of compromiseExperience conducting or managing incident response investigations for organizations, investigating targeted threats such as Advanced Persistent Threats, Organized Crime, and HacktivistsProven ability to develop and implement risk hunting methodologiesExperience with network, endpoint, memory, disk, and cloud forensicsKnowledge of global cyber threats, threat actors, adversary tactics, techniques and proceduresFamiliarity with TTPs, IOCs, and the MITRE ATT&CK and RE&ACT frameworkUnderstanding of cloud incident response on platforms like Azure or AWS, including knowledge on how to implement logging and monitoring in themExperience on case management, following workflows, communicating incidents, and retrieving necessary dataSkilled in scripting to build or improve incident responseAbility to construct and test APIsKnowledge of NIST incident response roles and capabilitiesDemonstrated knowledge of TCP/IP networking, OSI model and IP subnettingDemonstrated knowledge of CI/CD and Detection as CodeKnowledge of analysis tools like Bro/Zeek or Suricata, Splunk SPL and ability to perform analysis of associated network logsUnderstanding of secure network architecture and strong background in performing network operationsTechnical understanding of application layer protocols including HTTP, SSH, SSL, and DNS and how they relate to cybersecurityTechnical knowledge of common network protocols and design patterns including TCP/IP/ HTTPS/ FTP, SFTP, SSH, RDP, CIFS/SMB, NFSExperience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, Jupyter and Anaconda, capable of writing modular code that can be installed on a remote systemCapabilities in core data science principlesIn-depth understanding of Windows operating systems and general knowledge of Unix, Linux, and Mac operating systemsUnderstanding of source code, hex, binary, regular expression, data correlation, and analysis such as network flow and system logsProficient with Yara and writing rules to detect similar malware samplesKnowledgeable of current malware techniques to evade detection and obstruct analysisUnderstanding of the capabilities of static and dynamic malware analysis, and practical experience with static, dynamic, and automated malware analysis techniquesExperience writing malware reportsExperience with reverse engineering various file formats and analysis of complex malware samples
 

Experience:

Related certifications and/or licenses requiredMember of and recommendation by accredited association in related field preferred Greater than 10 years in related function required3-5 years leading through mentorship in related field required3-5 years leading projects and initiatives through influence requiredHigh School Diploma or equivalent requiredAssociate Degree or High School Equivalent plus 2 additional years of related experience required

 

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture. We have an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive salary and bonus eligibility

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 4-days a week in office
 
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About the Role:

As a technical thought leader and subject matter expert for assigned business area, the Principal will be a key influencer to achieve strategic alignment and deliver business value. The Principal will work with leaders in the business segment to identify initiatives with high impact which drive the business strategy forward. The person in this role will be innovative and an avid promoter of process improvement in specific technical discipline using the appropriate methodologies to enhance productivity and performance of assigned business area. 

The Principal tends to be an established and recognized figure both internally and externally. This person will represent GM Financial in the broader community and serve as a de-facto ambassador for the organization. It will be important for the Principal to maintain a strong network in the community and represent GM Financial well.

In this role, you will:

Participate in incident investigations, covering detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews Enhance incident response tools, scripts, and frameworks to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability of detection, response and investigations  Conduct memory/network/host/cloud forensics, malware reverse-engineering, and automated triage Create customized tactical and strategic remediation plans related to alerts and incidents identified inside the GMF landscape as well as identified in the wild Produce analytical findings through technical reports post incident Identify and codify attacker TTPs and IOCs, feeding them into detection pipelines and IR playbooks  Gather and analyze cybersecurity data, technology tools and risk systems to identify security exposures  Participate in tabletop exercises, Purple Team sessions, and threat fencing simulation Perform analysis of various log sources, SIEM alerts, IDS/IPS alerts, host activity, and network traffic to identify suspicious or anomalous activity Perform analysis of various log sources, SIEM alerts, IDS/IPS alerts, host activity, and network traffic to identify suspicious activity Stay ahead of the threat landscape—monitor zero-days, vulnerabilities, and advanced persistent Threats