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About the role
As an Incident Response Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting and enhancing the firm's cyber security incident response capabilities. Working closely with Digital and Technology colleagues and technical teams across the business, you will investigate potential security incidents, identify adversary activity, and help protect the integrity of the firm's information technology assets.
You will also contribute to the design and maintenance of incident response platforms and processes that enable rapid and effective responses to cyber security events.
What does the role involve?
- Conduct digital forensic investigations and examinations.
- Analyse files and systems for malicious activity, including malware analysis.
- Investigate potential cyber security incidents and suspected breaches.
- Anticipate threat actor behaviour and recommend appropriate countermeasures.
- Lead or support containment and recovery efforts following network intrusions.
- Document findings and present incident reports to senior stakeholders.
- Support data collection activities for client transfers and internal eDiscovery matters.
- Collaborate with technical teams to assess risks and respond to emerging threats.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of incident response procedures, documentation, and reporting metrics.
About you
We value our culture at K&L Gates and are proud of our friendly and respectful reputation. We are looking for a likeminded individual who is able to work collaboratively in a team to get things done.
You should be practical, resilient and proactive in your approach in addition to demonstrating strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and work well in a team.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- A minimum of two years' experience in a technical or cyber security-related role.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Hands-on experience with CrowdStrike Falcon, including Falcon Insight XDR, Real-Time Response (RTR), Identity Threat Detection, NG-SIEM, and Falcon Forensics.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management, including policy configuration, alert triage, case management, adaptive protection, and Activity Explorer.
- Strong understanding of UEBA (User and Entity Behaviour Analytics) concepts and behavioural indicator development.
- Experience building and tuning insider threat detection use cases and risk scoring frameworks.
- Proficiency in digital forensics across endpoint, network, email, and cloud, on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Familiarity with forensic tools such as EnCase, FTK, X-Ways, Axiom, or Velociraptor.
- Knowledge of DLP (Data Loss Prevention) integration with insider threat workflows.
- Ability to correlate endpoint, identity, email, and cloud signals to identify insider risk patterns.
- Experience coordinating with Legal, HR, Privacy, and Compliance stakeholders during insider investigations.
- Understanding of legal hold procedures, chain-of-custody documentation, and evidence handling standards.
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks such as GDPR, ISO 42001, and ISO 2700.
The extras
K&L Gates promotes equal opportunities for all employees to progress in their careers.
Initiatives include:
- Professional development programs
- Structured mentoring program
- Flexible working options
- 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Momentum Program for women and men who are taking a period of parental leave and wish to stay on career track
- Salary continuance insurance
- Volunteering opportunities
- Health and well-being programs - including gym subsidies
- Social events - social club and sporting teams
About Us
K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. In Australia, we have offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, providing clients with deep local market knowledge supported by the resources and reach of a global platform.
At K&L Gates, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Our lawyers work seamlessly across practices, offices and jurisdictions to deliver innovative and practical solutions for clients. We foster an inclusive, high-performing culture where individuals are empowered to grow their careers while contributing to meaningful work for leading organisations across Australia and around the world.
Do you like what you see?
Please apply via our Careers page at www.klgates.com. You can also visit our website to learn more about K&L Gates.
For more information, please contact Tania Brierley, Recruitment Consultant at tania.brierley@klgates.com
Referrals from agencies are not accepted at this time.
K&L Gates reserve the right to close advertising earlier at our discretion.
K&L Gates is an equal opportunity employer and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of those with a disability. We welcome applications from people who have an Indigenous and/or culturally and linguistically diverse background.
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