Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
Core
Lead investigation and response to complex cyber threats, drive continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities, and act as a senior escalation point for the SOC team.
Role type
Senior IC security operations specialist (incident response & threat hunting)
Builds
Enhanced detection rules, analytics, correlation logic, and incident response playbooks
Domain
Enterprise cybersecurity, threat intelligence, and incident response
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
incident investigation, threat hunting, root cause analysis, malware triage, forensic analysis, detection rule development, threat modeling, cross-functional coordination, technical documentation, playbook development, mentorship
Preferred skills
advanced threat modeling, adversary emulation, purple-team exercises, strategic security gap identification
Technologies
CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender, SIEM platforms, Entra ID, PowerShell, Python, KQL, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365
Responsibilities
Investigate and respond to escalated security incidents; analyze alerts and attack patterns using endpoint and cloud telemetry; perform advanced root cause analysis and containment activities; conduct proactive threat hunting; develop and tune detection rules and use cases; mentor junior analysts; coordinate with cross-functional teams during major incidents; produce executive summaries and technical documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
