Staff Cyber Defense Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and optimize enterprise cyber defense capabilities including detection, incident response, threat hunting, and automation.
Role type
Staff Cyber Defense Engineer (Senior IC)
Builds
Enterprise detection content, SOAR workflows, agentic response patterns, and automated security tooling.
Domain
Cybersecurity / Information Security
Required skills
SIEM, SOAR, XDR/EDR, NDR, cloud security, adversary behaviors, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics, MITRE ATT&CK, Python, PowerShell, SPL, KQL, SQL, automation, AI/ML for security
Preferred skills
CISSP, CCSP, GIAC certifications
Technologies
SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, NDR, Python, PowerShell, SPL, KQL, SQL
Responsibilities
Design and maintain enterprise detection content through full lifecycle; develop cyber defense capabilities including telemetry integrations and response playbooks; conduct proactive threat hunting; lead complex security investigations and risk mitigation; support red/purple team exercises; build automation scripts and API integrations; execute cyber readiness activities.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship