Advanced Security Engineer - Gov

Relativity; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity is seeking an Advanced Cyber Security Engineer to safeguard our network and RelativityOne Government product. You will investigate threats, analyze logs, and provide remediation guidance while collaborating with a team of cyber experts.

A US citizen and Public Trust clearance are required; the role supports global SaaS operations and offers competitive compensation. You will triage alerts, perform near real-time analysis, tune detections, and help develop incident handling policies.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in incident response, SOC, incident analysis, or computer forensics.
• Strong cyber incident response skills across network, memory, and packet analysis.
• Experience with TCP/IP, cryptography, and web application attacks.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to mature Relativity's security posture.
• Understanding of attacker techniques and mitigating controls.

Responsibilities

• Review, validate, and triage alerts with log data from sensors and threat intel.
• Assess impact of security events using host, cloud, and network indicators to escalate incidents.
• Act as initial escalation point and drive investigations to completion.
• Perform near real-time analysis of correlated logs across devices to classify incidents.
• Proactively search telemetry to detect advanced threats evading defenses.
• Help develop incident handling policies aligned with global standards.
• Research emerging threats and apply countermeasures in a changing environment.
• Serve as SME in analysis of observed malicious activity.
• Tune alerts and support junior colleagues in detection engineering.
• Maintain security tooling configurations and update as required.
• Assist on projects as needed.

Skills

Incident response experience

Security operations center

Incident analysis

Computer forensics

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional/military experience

Certifications: GCIA/GCFA/GCIH/CEH/OSCP

Experience in SaaS environments a plus

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

SIEM

Scripting languages

Job description

Posting Type Hybrid Job Overview

As an Advanced Cyber Security Engineer, you will ensure the security of Relativity's network and infrastructure. In this role, the main responsibilities will be to investigate and analyze emerging threats against our assets, identities, and clients. You will also provide actionable remediation guidance to end users and collaborate with highly skilled cyber experts to anticipate and mitigate evolving threats using world-class toolsets and next generation capabilities. Due to specific customer contract requirements, this position requires that the successful candidate be a U.S. citizen. As a condition of your role supporting the RelativityOne Government product, you are required to obtain a Public Trust clearance. The process for obtaining the Public Trust clearance will be handled by the federal government and could include additional background screening regarding criminal history, drug use, financial records, and a character assessment. If you are unable to obtain the Public Trust clearance, you will be unable to work on the RelativityOne Government product, and your employment, if still in effect, may be terminated.

Job Description and Requirements

Role Responsibilities

• Review, validation, and triage of alerts and technical analysis of log data from a diverse inventory of sensors, correlated signature logic, and threat intelligence sources.
• Assess the impact of security events by leveraging host, cloud, and network-based indicators and evidence to deliver actionable incident escalations.
• Act as the initial point of escalation for cyber security events and drive investigation to completion.
• Perform accurate and in-depth near real-time analysis of correlated logs and alerts from a multitude of devices with a focus on the classification of events that constitute security incidents.
• Proactively and iteratively search through collected telemetry to detect and isolate advanced threats that evade existing security solutions.
• Assist in the development of incident handling policies and procedures to align with global industry standards.
• Engage in the continuous research of emerging threats and apply appropriate countermeasures within the context of a rapidly changing environment.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in the mechanism and analysis of observed malicious activity.
• Perform consistent tuning of alerting and provide support to junior team members in detection engineering
• Maintain security infrastructure and take accountability for ensuring the tooling configuration is updated as required
• Assist on projects as and when required

Minimum qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in incident response, security operations centre, incident analysis, or computer forensics.
• Strong cyber incident response skills (such as: Network forensics, memory forensics, and/or packet analysis)
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, network services, cryptography and web application attacks
• Ability to collaborate within a cross-functional team to execute on high-level objectives and drive the maturation of Relativity's security posture
• Understanding of methods and tools utilized by attackers to access private systems and data
• Capability to independently manage the prioritization of complex events
• Understanding of infection mechanisms, malicious behavior, exploitation techniques, and mitigating controls.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent professional/military experience)
• 5+ years of experience in Incident Response, Incident Analysis, or Computer Forensics
• Familiarity with industry standard security devices and their configuration
• Exposure to the analysis of malicious code to explore infection and propagation mechanisms
• Experience leveraging scripting languages to solve for information security use cases
• Outstanding work ethic with a passion for Cyber Security
• Certifications: One of more of the following certifications are preferred (GCFA, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, GREM, OSCP, or CEH)
• Experience working in a SaaS environment operating on a global scale.
• Experience in the legal space and with a high understanding of e-discovery and litigation.
• Experience working with cloud environments such as Azure, GCP, or AWS.

Required Skills:

• Access Management, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, Network Security, Security Architecture Design, Security Audit, Security Information, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Operations, Vulnerability Management

Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices. This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives. The expected salary range for this role is between following values: $104,000 and $156,000 The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

We're solving big data challenges in the legal tech industry, and we're always looking for more people to join us on the journey. At Relativity, you'll learn cross-functional skills to grow your career and have the chance to make a big impact on our customers, our industry, and our communities. We admire and value our employees, so it's no surprise that our hiring process is designed to help us really get to know you - and for you to get to know us, too.