Job Description

Title: Cyber Security Engineer ( Sr. Incident Response Lead)

Work Location: Charlotte, NC or Detroit, MI (Hybrid)

Duration: Till 12/31/2026 (with potential extensions or contract-to-hire)

Pay Rate: 60-68/hr W2

This is NOT a C2C Position

Top Skills:

** Cloud experience – preferably Azure/AWS security experience, GCIA, GCIH, or other GIAC certifications preferred;

** Forensic capability and Automation;

** Splunk/Sort/Phantom – practical experience.

** AI;

** Able to participate in a rotating On-Call schedule approximately once a month for after-hours information security events / incidents.

** Excellent communication skills – customer facing – calm – even demeanor when challenged, team player who works well with others and works well collaboratively. High EQ. Ethical Hacker skills.

** Incident commander - Lead calls, strong and varied technical capabilities, social awareness – working with all levels, able to prioritize.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into information security events / incidents
• Drive efforts towards containment of threats and remediation of environment during or after an incident
• Maintain and improve our Cyber Security Incident Response plan
• Lead audit management responsibilities to ensure identified gaps are addressed in respect to required timing to reduce risk
• Contribute to the development of use case and prioritization of use case development
• Contribute to the process improvement process through development of new detections and changes in the response processes
• Perform complex security investigations and root cause analyses
• Participate in a rotating On-Call schedule for after hours information security events / incidents
• Perform Post Incident reviews and After Action Reports
• Assemble and coordinate with technical teams and third-party vendors to resolve incidents as quickly and efficiently as possible
• Ensure that all incidents are recorded and tracked to meet audit and legal requirements where necessary
• Function as stakeholder to strengthen the overall Response framework inclusive of SOC and CSIRT
• Serve as escalation point for the PCI environment including guidance for monitoring and response

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years information security specific experience
• Deep understanding of network protocols and troubleshooting
• Deep understanding of server and workstation operating systems
• Broad understanding and experience managing security mitigation solutions at all layers and protocols
• Experience securing multi-cloud environments, FaaS and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience securing Applications and APIs
• Bachelor\'s degree in information systems or equivalent experience
• Ability to analyze large data sets and unstructured data for the purpose of identifying trends and anomalies indicative of malicious activity, as well as demonstrated capability to learn and develop new techniques
• Strong knowledge of current security threats, techniques, and landscape, as well as a dedicated and self-driven desire to research current information security landscape
• Ability to research, develop, and keep abreast of tools, techniques, and process improvements in support of security detection and analysis in accordance with current and emerging threat and attack vectors
• Ability to incorporate threat intel data into existing security solutions to monitor or prevent current threat actors
• Experience with cyber hunting practices/exercises using SIEM, Enterprise search tools, or other solutions
• Excellent communications skills (verbal and written) are required
• Excellent problem-solving skills and troubleshooting skills with a strong attention to detail
• Ability to interact with personnel at all levels across the organization and to comprehend business imperatives

If you're ready to unleash your expertise and drive digital innovation forward, reach out to Brett Middleton at bmiddleton@alinestaffing.com or simply apply to this posting. Let's shape the future of data together! 🚀

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