Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

We are partnering with a highly respected organization seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Engineer to join their Information Security team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on incident response, threat detection, security operations, and cyber defense in a large enterprise environment.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience leading security initiatives while remaining actively involved in engineering, investigations, remediation efforts, and security operations.

• Lead and support incident response activities, investigations, and remediation efforts
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats across the enterprise
• Manage and support security technologies including firewalls, endpoint protection, SIEM, IDS/IPS, CASB, and web security solutions
• Perform threat hunting, threat detection, and security monitoring activities
• Review and triage security alerts, determine appropriate remediation actions, and escalat when necessary
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate security risks
• Contribute to SOC operations and cybersecurity monitoring programs
• Develop and improve security processes, procedures, and incident response documentation
• Mentor junior security personnel and provide technical leadership
• Participate in security projects involving cloud security, AI security initiatives, and emerging technologies

• 7+ years of Cybersecurity Engineering, Security Operations, or related experience
• Strong experience with:
• Security Investigations & Remediation
• IDS/IPS Technologies
• Security Information & Event Management (SIEM)
• Firewall Administration and Security Monitoring
• Experience with Crowd Strike or Netskope (experience with both is highly preferred)
• Experience using SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or QRadar
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale cybersecurity environments

• Palo Alto or other Next-Generation Firewall experience
• AI Security experience
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• Security certifications such as CISSP, GIAC, GCIH, GCFA, GREM, or similar