Senior Incident Response Engineer
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Aug 21, 2026
This job expires in: 21 days
Job Summary
Leading high-impact incident response activities, the full-time Senior Incident Response Engineer will coordinate complex security incidents, perform advanced threat hunting, and provide expert guidance on incident containment and recovery while working remotely.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead responses to critical security incidents, coordinating efforts across teams and external partners
- Conduct advanced forensic analysis and develop strategies for incident containment and recovery
- Provide mentorship to junior engineers and lead incident response exercises to prepare the team
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of cybersecurity experience with a focus on incident response and forensic analysis
- Proven experience leading responses to large-scale security incidents
- Deep knowledge of cybersecurity principles and security technologies, including SIEM and EDR
- Hands-on experience with malware reverse engineering and threat hunting
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience
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