Senior Incident Response Analyst

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future, consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

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Technical 409 Pay Range: $ - $

Our Security Operations Center (SOC) team is responsible for a broad range of security operations, including monitoring, incident response, risk assessment, policy development, audit and compliance, technical operations, and collaboration across departments. This team plays a critical role in safeguarding WGU's systems and data while driving innovation and collaboration across the organization.

Security incidents demand more than monitoring. They require fast investigation, sound technical judgment, effective coordination, and the ability to drive remediation through closure.

As a Senior Incident Response Analyst
, you will help protect WGU's systems and data by leading advanced incident response and threat detection activities across multiple platforms and environments. You'll investigate security events, strengthen detection capabilities, hunt for emerging threats, and partner with engineering and IT teams to improve WGU's overall security posture.

• Lead security incident investigations from initial triage through remediation and closure.
• Perform advanced threat detection, analysis, and response across multi-platform environments.
• Investigate suspicious activity using SIEM, EDR, network, and other security tools.
• Develop and tune SIEM alerts, detection rules, and dashboards to improve incident detection and response.
• Conduct threat hunting and research emerging threats to identify and address potential risks.
• Partner with engineering and IT teams to drive incident remediation, harden configurations, and strengthen security controls.
• Support vulnerability management, security audits, compliance initiatives, and risk assessments.

• 5+ years in security operations (10+ years earns bonus consideration)
• Hands-on SIEM expertise, including content development, not just querying
• Experience with Crowd Strike or Carbon Black (EDR), Mimecast, and vulnerability management tools
• Working knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and cloud security principles
• Python or Bash scripting for automation and workflow improvement
• Strong communicator who can brief leadership and work across non-security teams
• Bachelor's degree in IT Security, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience

• CISSP, GIAC, CCSP, or AWS Security Specialty
• SOAR experience
• Cloud-native security tooling

Equivalent relevant experience may substitute for educational requirements at the hiring manager's discretion.

At WGU, our mission drives everything we do, including how we hire. Our interview experience is designed to give qualified candidates the opportunity to show their best work through meaningful conversations and collaboration.

We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission.

• Introductory call with Talent Partner
• Technical Interview
• Hiring Leader Interview

This is a full-time, in-office position requiring five days per week in our Salt Lake City, Utah or Raleigh, North Carolina office, designed to foster the collaboration and connection that fuel our best work.

While we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, WGU is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

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