Cyber Operations Engineer (IR) - Global Industrial

USA MOT Motion Industries, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company seeks a Cyber Defense Engineer II to join its security team. You will work across cloud security, IAM, infrastructure protection, cyber recovery, disaster recovery engineering, application security, DevSecOps, and security tooling to defend our environment.

You will participate in threat hunting, incident response, and on-call coverage while contributing to SOPs and playbooks. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to operate in a lean, shared-coverage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field required.
• 3–5 years of related experience or equivalent.
• Certifications in security preferred.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR and log analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support threat hunting and investigate anomalies across the environment.
• Operate SIEM and analyze log data for detections.
• Assist incident response and insider risk investigations.
• Support cyber recovery and disaster recovery testing.
• Document SOPs and playbooks for threat hunting and detection.
• Participate in on-call rotation and lean team coverage.
• Collaborate in a shared-coverage security team.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Security operations

Automation tooling

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR

Content filtering

Security tools

Asset monitoring tools

Job description

SUMMARY

Under general supervision the Cyber Defense Engineer II will work across cloud security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), infrastructure protection, cyber recovery, Disaster Recovery (DR) engineering, application security, DevSecOps, security tooling and automation, and data loss prevention. This role executes day-to-day Cyber Defense Engineering activities within their assigned domain.

JOB DUTIES

Supports proactive threat hunting activities, forming hypotheses and investigating anomalies across the environment. Consumes and operationalizes threat intelligence feeds, translating findings into hunting priorities and detection improvements. Participates in security operations center monitoring, incident response, and insider risk investigations as part of shared team coverage. Supports cyber recovery execution and managed service oversight as needed to ensure team-wide coverage. Documents and maintains findings, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and playbooks for threat hunting and detection processes. Participates in the security on-call rotation as needed. Supports execution of cyber recovery activities, including operational technology recovery procedures and disaster recovery testing exercises. performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field and three (3) to five (5) years of related experience or equivalent experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

Relevant certifications. Experience with relevant platforms and testing methodologies. Experience operating SIEM platforms and analyzing log data. Experience with EDR, content filtering, and/or other security toolsets. Experience with cyber asset monitoring and technical asset management tools. Strong analytical and investigative skills. Comfortable operating in a shared-coverage, lean team environment.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

No Supervisory Responsibility

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

No

COMPANY INFORMATION

• Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

DISCLAIMER

This job description illustrates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and skills required. Management retains the right to add or modify duties at any time.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Since 1928, GPC has set the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. Today, we’re proud to say we’re the largest global auto parts network and a leading industrial parts distributor, one that offers rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale. Our strengths are in the relationships we build and the value we deliver by merging local expertise with a global force.