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Security Specialist - AWS Cloud Incident Response
Security Specialist - AWS Cloud Incident Response-March 2024
Virtual
Mar 28, 2026
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About Security Specialist - AWS Cloud Incident Response

  Position Overview

  At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Security Specialist within PNC’s Technology organization, you may be based in a remote location. This is a remote position. Work may be performed from a quiet, confidential space in a home location, approved by PNC. This position may not be available in all geographic locations.

  This role is a Security Specialist of our Incident Response team and the Forensic team within PNC's Security Fusion Center.

  The ideal candidate will have experiences in many of the following areas:

  •Incident response experience within the AWS cloud environment

  •Act as a subject matter expert for AWS security services

  •Experience in creating alerts, response, and containment best practices within AWS

  •Apply knowledge of AWS environment to support incident response plan

  •Incident response principles or related technical domain that is applied in the context of a broader understanding of CSIRT and related systems and processes

  •Proactively identify and remediate threats occurring in the environment

  •Participate in the day-to-day security operations monitoring and response from the Security Operations Center

  •Perform malware analysis, reverse engineering, and de-obfuscation techniques

  •Demonstrate use and understanding of security technologies such as Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Forensic tools

  •Provide direction to assist with develop of content and action tuning requests to improve alert fidelity and reduce false positives

  Job Description

  •Provide subject matter expertise on cloud networking, scalable infrastructure, and AWS specific security services.

  •Ability to configure security alerting for enterprise grade systems in AWS.

  • Provide direction on the collection of forensics artifacts from the AWS environment following incidents for full analysis.

  • Coordinate containment, eradication, and recovery actions for cloud cybersecurity incidents.

  • Provides technical evaluation and analysis in a specific security area. Supports activities, process, and tools needed to improve overall security posture of the organization. Primary responsibilities do not include Architect or Engineering responsibilities.

  • Applies security concepts, reviews information, executes defined tasks, analyzes requirements, reviews logs, and creates documentation. Performs investigation and data loss prevention, data manipulation, and coordination of activities. Performs actions to address or mitigate risks and vulnerabilities. Reviews and defines controls.

  • Demonstrated experience in drafting reports, documenting case details, and able to summarize findings and recommendations based on system analysis.

  Job Description

  Provides technical evaluation and analysis in a specific Security area. Supports activities, process, and tools needed to improve overall security posture of the organization. Primary responsibilities do not include Architect or Engineering responsibilities.

  Applies security concepts, reviews information, executes defined tasks, analyzes requirements, reviews logs, and creates documentation. Performs investigation and data loss prevention, data manipulation, and coordination of activities. Performs actions to address or mitigate risks and vulnerabilities. Reviews and defines controls.

  Advises on more complex security procedures and products for clients, security administrators and network operations. Participates in enforcement of control security risks and threats; potential of one more controls subject to manager discretion. Shares knowledge with staff.

  Conducts security assessments and other information security routines consistently. Investigates and recommends corrective actions for data security related to established guidelines.

  Develops policies and procedures to standardize security functions and eliminate potential vulnerabilities and threats. Oversees that business needs are being met during development.

  PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:

  Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.

  Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

  Competencies

  Analytical Thinking – Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis and the ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve the problems in the best interest of the business.

  Effective Communications – Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

  Information Assurance – Knowledge of and the ability to protect information and information systems while ensuring their confidentiality, integrity and availability.

  Information Security Management – Knowledge of and the ability to manage the processes, tools, techniques and practices for assuring adherence to standards associated with accessing, altering and protecting organizational data.

  Information Security Technologies – Knowledge of technologies and technology-based solutions dealing with information security issues.

  IT Environment – Knowledge of an organization's IT purposes, activities and standards; ability to create an effective IT environment for business operations.

  IT Standards, Procedures & Policies – Knowledge of and the ability to utilize a variety of administrative skill sets and technical knowledge to manage organizational IT policies, standards, and procedures.

  IT Systems Management – Knowledge of and ability to utilize a variety of technical tools and techniques to guarantee service availability and ensure IT system performance.

  Problem Solving – Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

  Software Security Assurance – Knowledge of and the ability to detect and prevent data security vulnerabilities of coding throughout the software development life cycle within software development organizations.

  Work Experience

  Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

  Education

  Bachelors

  Additional Job Description

  Base Salary will commensurate with skills and experience

  Benefits

  PNC offers employees a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature); dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short- and long-term disability protection; maternity and parental leave; paid holidays, vacation days and occasional absence time; 401(k), pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption assistance; educational assistance and a robust wellness program with financial incentives. To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for part-time employees, visit pncbenefits.com > New to PNC.

  Disability Accommodations Statement:

  If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at [email protected] . Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and select Option 4: Recruiting for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

  At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

  Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

  PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

  California Residents

  Refer to the California Consumer Privacy Act Privacy Notice (https://content.pncmc.com/live/pnc/aboutus/HR/Onboarding/PNC_CCPA_Privacy_Disclosure_Employee.pdf) to gain understanding of how PNC may use or disclose your personal information in our hiring practices.

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