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Cyber Defense Response Analyst II

Chicago - 20 S. Wacker💼 Full-time💰 $93,900–$93,900🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Mid-level technical role focused on responding to and remediating cyber incidents, conducting threat hunts, and building automation tools in a multi-cloud environment.

Role type

Mid-level Cyber Defense Response Analyst (DFIR)

Builds

Security tools for incident response, incident response runbooks and playbooks

Domain

Cybersecurity / Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR)

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Endpoint forensics, malware analysis, threat hunting, Python (Pandas, REST APIs), SIEM log analysis, cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), networking fundamentals

Preferred skills

GCIH, GCFE, GCFA, OSCP, Sec+ certifications

Technologies

Q Radar, Sentinel, Splunk, Chronicle, ArcSight, KAPE, EnCase, Cellebrite, FTK, Magnet Axiom, Autopsy, Ghidra, Ida Pro, PEStudio, x64dbg

Responsibilities

Drive full incident response lifecycle from triage to remediation; conduct regular threat hunts to identify misconfigurations and anomalies; build/integrate security tools using AI and Python; lead tabletop exercises; maintain internal knowledge base of runbooks and playbooks

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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