Cybersecurity Operations Engineer: Incident Response

Vermont Electric Power Company Inc.; Rutland (VT); On-site; USD 91,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Vermont Electric Power Company Inc. is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to monitor, detect, and respond to threats across endpoints, networks, and cloud services.

You will participate in incident response, vulnerability management, and the organization’s NERC CIP activities to protect critical infrastructure. The role requires hands-on experience with security technologies, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate risk and mitigation strategies to technical and

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of progressively responsible experience in cybersecurity operations, security engineering, or incident response.
• Experience with security monitoring, alert handling, and evidence collection for audits.
• Familiarity with NERC CIP concepts (CIP-008/CIP-015) and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and triage security alerts from endpoints, networks, cloud services, and email systems.
• Investigate suspicious activity, document findings, coordinate containment and remediation.
• Participate in incident response and CIP-008 activities, including evidence preservation.
• Develop detections, dashboards, and playbooks to improve visibility and reduce response time.

Skills

Security operations

Incident response

Threat analysis

Security engineering

Windows

Linux

Active Directory / Entra ID

Networking

Log analysis

Scripting/automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or related field

Industry certifications (e.g., Security+, CySA+, GCIH, GCIA)

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Vulnerability management

Email security

Identity protection

M365 security

Job description

Vermont Electric Power Company Inc. is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Engineer to monitor, detect, and respond to threats across endpoints, networks, and cloud services.

You will participate in incident response, vulnerability management, and the organization’s NERC CIP activities to protect critical infrastructure. The role requires hands-on experience with security technologies, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate risk and mitigation strategies to technical and