Bilingual Global Incident Response (GIR) Analyst

Akkodis is seeking a Bilingual Global Incident Response (GIR) Analyst for a Contract with a client in Jersey City, NJ/ Tempe, AZ/Brea, CA. The ideal candidate is responsible for investigating, triaging, and resolving complex cybersecurity incidents across cloud and on‑prem environments while improving detection and response capabilities.

NOTE: Both English and Japanese language skills as well as cultural fluency are strongly required.

 

Rate Range: $60/hour to $63/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Bilingual Global Incident Response (GIR) Analyst Job Responsibilities include:

• Investigate, analyze, and respond to global cybersecurity incidents by correlating artifacts across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments to determine root cause and remediation.

• Monitor, triage, and escalate security alerts from internal logs, automated detections, and external service providers to ensure timely incident response.

• Lead and support end‑to‑end incident response activities, including compromised system analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.

• Develop and enhance incident response playbooks, detections, reports, and automations aligned with industry frameworks and best practices.

• Partner with compliance, risk, and audit teams to support inquiries, ensure regulatory adherence, and maintain accurate security documentation.

• Research emerging threats, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities while mentoring junior analysts and driving continuous security improvements.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Operations or Information Security.

• Both English and Japanese language skills as well as cultural fluency are strongly required.

• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in incident response, security monitoring, and threat analysis across multiple operating systems and cloud environments.

 

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Pratiksha.Pandey@akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $60.00 to $63.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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