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
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
