Cybersecurity Investigator & Incident Response Engineer

Cybersecurity Jobs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Wellness stipend

Paid time off

Bereavement leave

Voting leave

Volunteer time off

Military leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Cox Automotive in Long Island, NY is seeking a security analyst to protect enterprise customers from evolving threats. This onsite role supports fraud investigations and strengthens the customer security program using advanced cybersecurity capabilities and AI-driven tools.

You will investigate threats, perform forensics, and partner with product and cybersecurity teams to reduce customer risk and improve response outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience or a master’s degree with up to 2 years of experience
• Hands‑on experience in threat intelligence and incident response
• Hands‑on experience with industry‑standard security technologies including firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS, SASE, secure web proxy, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and SOAR
• Strong digital forensics and analytical problem‑solving skills
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and native security services
• Proficiency with query and scripting languages such as SPL, KQL, Python, and PowerShell

Responsibilities

• Investigate threats such as account takeover, credential abuse, phishing, and fraud; provide forensic support for investigations
• Provide after-hours support as needed to assist response activities
• Partner with business, Product, and Cybersecurity teams to reduce customer impact and improve threat response
• Assist with projects implementing technologies and controls to prevent and identify malicious behavior and fraud
• Operate and leverage security tools such as SIEM and log analytics, SOAR, threat intelligence, EDR, email protection, cloud security, IDS/IPS, and Zero Trust
• Perform threat analysis using MITRE ATT&CK, kill chain, and the diamond model
• Investigate account compromise by analyzing authentication, API, and application logs to reconstruct attacker activity
• Use AI-based tools to accelerate investigation, triage, and SOC processes
• Translate findings into detections and protections for the customer security program
• Propose and review security plans, policies, and protections
• Maintain metrics, playbooks, and documentation for the customer security program
• Produce threat intelligence and fraud reports for stakeholders
• Stay current on emerging threats and AI-driven attack techniques
• Assist in investigation and resolution of security events and incidents

Skills

Threat intelligence

Incident response

Digital forensics

PowerShell

Python

KQL

SPL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline

Master’s degree (with up to 2 years experience)

14 years experience in related field

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR/XDR

Firewalls

VPN

IDS/IPS

SASE

Cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Cox Automotive in Long Island, NY is seeking a security analyst to protect enterprise customers from evolving threats. This onsite role supports fraud investigations and strengthens the customer security program using advanced cybersecurity capabilities and AI-driven tools.

You will investigate threats, perform forensics, and partner with product and cybersecurity teams to reduce customer risk and improve response outcomes.