Day Shift Digital Forensics Intern Jobs in Raleigh, NC

The Cyber Hunt & Respond Senior Engineer is an advanced, after-hours role within the 24/7 Cyber Fusion Center.

This role has 2 core functions, proactive Threat Hunting & reactive Incident Response coverage.

Hunting involves searching through large, diverse sets of internal and external data to discover previously undetected threats.

This role is creative and responsible for developing with new hypotheses on how adversaries may be attacking the organization and will prove out the hypotheses based on our available data.

Additionally, this role will work with internal groups to express the data needs to explore potential threats.

As an important member of the Cyber Fusion Center (CFC), enjoy one of the most exciting and dynamic teams within Truist, with the critical mission of defending against advanced cyber-attacks.

Work Location: Onsite (Zebulon, NC)

Regular or Temporary: Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift: 3rd Shift - 15% Automatic Pay Differential (United States of America)

3rd Shift Requirements: 11pm to 7am, Sunday (PM) thru Friday (AM)

+15% Shift Differential for 3rd shift

• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities to identify previously unknown or undetected threats across enterprise environments.
• Develop, test, and validate threat-hunting hypotheses using internal and external data sources.
• Perform digital forensics and incident response activities, including investigation, root cause analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Analyze endpoint, network, packet, log, and forensic data to identify malicious activity and determine attack scope and impact.
• Leverage data analysis, automation, and programming techniques to process large datasets and improve threat detection and response capabilities.
• Create and maintain searches, visualizations, analytic content, and advanced detection methodologies to identify emerging threats.
• Investigate suspicious artifacts and activity to distinguish malicious behavior from legitimate business operations.
• Collaborate with security, technology, and business teams to identify data requirements and enhance threat visibility across the organization.
• Provide technical consultation and subject matter expertise on cybersecurity incidents, investigations, and threat-hunting initiatives.
• Present findings, lessons learned, and threat intelligence to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor and provide guidance to team members in threat hunting, digital forensics, incident response, and related disciplines.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, network security, and modern identity and access management (IAM).
• Experience with network traffic analysis, packet capture analysis, and associated tools (e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump).
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems, internals, services, and file systems.
• Understanding of phishing techniques, advanced cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Experience with threat hunting, intrusion detection, incident response, and digital forensics investigations.
• Knowledge of digital evidence collection, preservation, and forensic artifact analysis.
• Experience leveraging automation, scripting, machine learning, and AI to support cybersecurity operations.
• Experience working in cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Relevant technology or cybersecurity certifications (e.g., Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GREM, Azure, AWS).
• Experience in Cyber Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Security Operations Centers (SOC), Network Operations Centers (NOC), Cybersecurity Engineering, or Intelligence Community environments.

Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

• Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates.
• Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays.
• For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site.
• Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan.
• As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

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