Hybrid Cybersecurity Engineer – San Diego (Associate)

Tillster; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid holidays

PTO (vacation)

401(k) plan

Tuition/learning assistance

Job summary

Tillster is seeking an Associate Cyber Security Engineer in San Diego, CA. This hybrid, on-site role focuses on monitoring, detecting, and responding to security threats across systems and networks.

The engineer investigates alerts, supports incident containment, and aids continuous security improvements. Responsibilities include vulnerability tracking, threat analysis, security awareness training assistance, and collaboration with IT/DevOps.

Qualifications

• Experience monitoring security alerts from SIEM/EDR/IDS/IPS.
• Hands-on incident response and containment experience.
• Proficiency with security tooling and documentation practices.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security alerts from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and other tools.
• Investigate security events and support containment and recovery efforts.
• Analyze attacker techniques, stay current on threats, and improve detections.
• Review vulnerabilities and track remediation with validation.
• Assist in phishing simulations and security awareness training.
• Document incidents, investigations, and response actions; prepare leadership reports.
• Collaborate with Security, IT, and DevOps teams; support audits and compliance.

Skills

SIEM & EDR

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Security monitoring

Tools

SIEM

EDR

IDS/IPS

Phishing simulation tools

Runbooks & playbooks

Job description

Tillster is seeking an Associate Cyber Security Engineer in San Diego, CA. This hybrid, on-site role focuses on monitoring, detecting, and responding to security threats across systems and networks.

The engineer investigates alerts, supports incident containment, and aids continuous security improvements. Responsibilities include vulnerability tracking, threat analysis, security awareness training assistance, and collaboration with IT/DevOps.