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Warner Bros. Discovery Sr. Manager, Digital Forensics and eDiscovery in Silver Spring, Maryland
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are…
When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next…
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
As Warner Bros. Discovery’s portfolio continues to grow - worldwide and across platforms - the Technology & Operations team is building media technology and IT systems that meet the world-class standard for which Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is known. Technology & Operations builds, implements, and maintains the business systems and technology critical for delivering Warner Bros. Discovery's products while articulating the long-term technology strategy that will enable Warner Bros. Discovery's growing pay-TV, digital terrestrial, free-to-air and online services to reach more audiences on more platforms.
From Amsterdam to Singapore and from satellite and broadcast operations, we are driving Discovery forward on the leading edge of technology .
Key Areas of Responsibility
WBD Global Information & Content Security (GICS) department seeks a Senior Manager, Digital Forensics, and eDiscovery, to provide experienced digital forensics support, technology, and subject matter expertise to the electronic discovery and digital forensics team. This position engages closely with the legal department in the secure preservation, creation, management, and delivery of eDiscovery and investigative requests across the globe. Initiates and manages the forensic data collection process to support the forensic investigation for assigned engagement, lead forensic update calls to ensure accurate updates are conveyed as they relate to investigations.
This role specializes in preserving, collecting, and analyzing electronically stored information and supporting legal requests for support to closure, focusing on projects from a global perspective. The position will report to the Senior Director of eDiscovery and Digital Forensics, supporting WBD legal, ethics, internal audit, employment, privacy, and information security teams. The role is broad-ranging, requiring a brilliant individual with an eye for detail and the ability to engage dynamic teams on a global level.
You will work with teams to address issues as required, review, prioritize and deliver operations improvement opportunities across the electronic discovery reference model spectrum, and maintain detailed and accurate evaluation notes for issue tracking and process improvements. You will play a dynamic role in helping us meet our litigation support and incident response goals while protecting our high-quality customer experience. You will work closely with GICS to triage, address, and resolve security issues, validate assumptions and drive change with analysis and decision-making input.
As a Manager on this technology team, engaging from the beginning stage of responding to security incidents, providing hands-on investigations, forensics, and response expertise, and helping to develop and drive security investigations at WBD. You will also partner closely with the Legal, People and Culture, GICS security engineers/analysts and cyber incident commanders, leading incident investigations and providing mentorship to analysts . You will provide technical expertise for tools made available to the team and shared with internal teams assisting with on-site or remote collection of electronic data, and able to communicate at a technical level with technical and non-technical professionals.
Other Responsibilities
Expert knowledge of eDiscovery and digital forensics
Assist with key components of the eDiscovery and forensics collections, in partnership with IT and Legal departments
Ability to manage assigned digital forensic efforts in support of eDiscovery requests, employee investigations, and IT security incident response, including but not limited, to internal and external intellectual property (IP) theft, attacks/intrusions, computer abuse, and insider threat investigations
Possess skills to collect, process, preserve and analyze data from electronic data sources, including laptop and desktop computers, servers, and mobile devices, per company policies and practices
Maintain full chain of custody and evidence tracking
Expert ability to perform log, memory, and raw analysis
Ability to follow through on leads until all possible avenues in investigating a case have been exhausted
Liaise with the legal practice groups and corporate investigators to produce high-quality oral and written work products presenting complex technical matters clearly and concisely; organizing all relevant case information in an easy-to-understand format
Proficiency in investigations on the EnCase platform, industry-standard tools, and practices applying technical and functional skills
Keep abreast of current best practices, emerging technologies, and solutions in the context of investigations, eDiscovery and Legal hold
Requirements:
BA or BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Subject Matter Expert on the Open Text EnCase platform
Comprehensive experience in computer system, TCP/IP network forensics
Comprehensive experience with forensics investigations and eDiscovery case management
Experience with Unix, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS and Android operating systems
Experience with reading and interpreting PCAP and other network forensic data
Comprehensive experience with EnCase, FTK, X-Ways or Other Computer Forensic Tools
Digital Forensic and Incident Response Certifications such as GCFE, GCFA, CHFI, CCE, CFC, EnCE, CFCE, CEH, CISSP, CND, eDiscovery certificate a plus
Comprehensive experience with post-incident computer forensics without destruction of critical data
Ability to act as full-time on-call for escalation of a cyber security incident and forensic response
Experience with all imaging types and methods
Experience in forensic analysis of compromised systems
Knowledge of policies and procedures regarding chain of custody practice
Knowledge of proper forensic investigation techniques when working with compromised system images or files
Detailed knowledge of litigation and related discovery processes
Technical Report Writing Experience
Work well as a member of a cross-functional team
Must have strong initiative and critical thinking skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to show judgement and initiative and to accomplish job duties
Ability to make decisions and solve problems while working under pressure
Consistently improves team results by taking initiative and assuming more responsibility
Must have ethical and confidential integrity
Must have the legal right to work in the US
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Warner Bros. Discovery is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.
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How We Get Things Done…
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $113,750.00 - $211,250.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.