Incident Response Analyst — Threat Hunting & Forensics

TrendMicro; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TrendAI, the security arm of Trend Micro, seeks an Incident Response Analyst to join our team. The role blends incident response, network monitoring, and malware analysis to protect our customers and operations.

You will investigate incidents across endpoints, networks, and cloud, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with detection engineering and security operations to enhance visibility. Occasional on-call support and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of incident response, forensic analysis, and security operations.
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux, and macOS in enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, triage, and respond to security incidents for TrendAI customers across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
• Conduct root cause analysis and document clear, actionable reports for technical teams and stakeholders.
• Perform proactive threat hunting to identify adversary behavior that may evade existing detection.
• Communicate timely updates to customers or internal stakeholders.
• Partner with detection engineering and security operations to improve visibility.

Skills

Incident response

Forensic analysis

Security operations

On-call readiness

Threat hunting

Job description

TrendAI, the security arm of Trend Micro, seeks an Incident Response Analyst to join our team. The role blends incident response, network monitoring, and malware analysis to protect our customers and operations.

You will investigate incidents across endpoints, networks, and cloud, perform root cause analysis, and collaborate with detection engineering and security operations to enhance visibility. Occasional on-call support and travel may be required.