3M Cyber Investigations Lead 

United States, Texas, Austin 

132844981

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end DFIR investigations for major incidents, coordinating across internal and external stakeholders. ​
• Own and refine investigation playbooks, escalation paths, and response workflows aligned with industry frameworks (NIST, SANS). ​
• Coach and mentor other investigations staff, driving technical skill development and case quality. ​
• Lead post-incident reviews and tabletop exercises to improve response maturity. ​
• Ensure all investigative activities comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.​

• Conduct forensic acquisition and analysis across endpoints, servers, networks, and cloud (AWS, Azure, M365). ​
• Perform memory analysis, disk forensics, log correlation, and malware reverse engineering to support incident containment, eradication, and recovery. ​
• Reconstruct attack chains, identify root cause, and assess lateral movement by correlating SIEM, EDR/XDR, packet captures, and threat intelligence sources. ​
• Maintain chain-of-custody and evidentiary standards for legal and regulatory needs. ​
• Document investigations with clear timelines, evidence, and technical conclusions.​

• Act as the primary point of contact for high-severity investigations, providing timely updates to leadership. ​
• Work closely with Legal, HR, Compliance, and IT on internal and sensitive cases. ​
• Deliver investigation reports and briefings tailored to technical and executive audiences. ​
• Support audits, regulatory reviews, and law enforcement with evidence and documentation. ​
• Strengthen partnerships with MSSPs, threat intel vendors, and forensic service providers.

Your Skills and Expertise

To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Information Technology or Computer Science (completed and verified prior to start)
• Six (6) or more years of experience in cybersecurity investigations, digital forensics, or incident response in a private, public, government or military environment
• One or more certifications involving incident response, cyber security (GCIH, E CEH, E CIH), or network forensics (GIAC Network Forensic Analyst (GNFA), NICCS Certified Network Forensics Examiner (CNFE)

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Strong investigative mindset with experience leading complex cyber investigations​
• Proficient in digital forensics tools and techniques across Windows, Linux, and cloud environments​
• Familiar with legal and regulatory considerations related to evidence handling and privacy​
• Effective communicator with the ability to present findings to executive and legal audiences​
• Collaborative and discreet, with a high degree of integrity and professionalism​
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with attention to detail​
• Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments is a plus​
• Drives continuous process improvement​
• Demonstrates excellent analytical and problem-solving skills​
• Demonstrates and encourages innovative thinking, continuous learning and sharing of best practices
• Demonstrated knowledge of Incident Response and Investigative Methodology.​
• Prior experience serving as an expert witness in legal proceedings.
• Demonstrate advanced proficiency in utilizing common digital forensic artifacts and tools such as ELK, Axiom, Encase, FTK (Forensic Toolkit), Open-Source, or comparable industry-standard tools. ​
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, and industry-specific regulations.​
• Highest level of integrity and management of confidential information.

Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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