Cyber Defense Engineer: Shape Security for a Global Brand

7-Eleven, Inc; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking a Cyber Defense Operations engineer who will own incident response and threat intelligence initiatives. You’ll collaborate with SMEs to advance security controls and protect critical endpoints, networks and data across the organization.

The role emphasizes learning and growth, with opportunities to develop professional skills through hands-on experience and cross-team collaboration in a fast-paced retail security environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 3 years of related experience or Bachelor’s in related field.
• At least one entry-level vendor-neutral certification in Information Security (GICF, GSEC, CISA, CISSP, CEH, etc.) or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Incident response, triage, investigations, and escalations.
• Forensic analysis and malware analysis.
• Protocol analysis and email security.
• PKI certificate issuance and management.
• Cyber threat intelligence and development of compensating controls.
• Maintain cyber security policies, standards and workflows.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to define security requirements and ensure risk mitigation.

Skills

Incident response

Forensic analysis

Malware analysis

Protocol analysis

Endpoint protection

Data loss prevention

Email security

PKI management

Cyber threat intelligence

Threat research

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking a Cyber Defense Operations engineer who will own incident response and threat intelligence initiatives. You’ll collaborate with SMEs to advance security controls and protect critical endpoints, networks and data across the organization.

The role emphasizes learning and growth, with opportunities to develop professional skills through hands-on experience and cross-team collaboration in a fast-paced retail security environment.