Remote Lead Information Security Engineer (CIRT)

Lumen; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 116,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Lumen is hiring a Cybersecurity Incident Response Team Engineer to join a remote-friendly security group. You will respond to incidents, hunt for threats, review SIEM data, and help improve detection and response capabilities across our global infrastructure.

You’ll collaborate with internal teams, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to shaping the future of AI-ready connectivity and secure enterprise services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Strong understanding of security fundamentals: host/network hardening, networking protocols, intrusion techniques, and risk management.
• Analytical/problem-solving skills across networking, operating systems, and malware analysis.
• Relevant certifications (Security , CEH, OSCP, GCIH, CISSP, GPEN, GWAPT, GISEC, CISM, or CISA).
• U.S.-based and able to obtain government suitability.
• Strong communication skills; able to present technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with security tools and threat detection concepts.

Responsibilities

• Respond to, remediate, and document information security incidents not limited to dashboards, alerts, tickets, emails, or calls.
• Actively hunt the enterprise for insecure, suspicious, or malicious activity.
• Review data processed within the SIEM to find incident evidence and suspicious events.
• Verify and validate security notifications from internal and external sources.
• Identify and resolve incidents not defined by existing incident response guides.
• Assist with significant incidents as needed, including after hours.
• Provide feedback for development of automated threat detection mechanisms.
• Update and maintain response guides for accuracy.
• Support security projects to improve defense posture.
• Participate in on-call support for incident response needs.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Security fundamentals

Cloud security

Scripting (Python or Perl)

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection

Job description

Lumen is hiring a Cybersecurity Incident Response Team Engineer to join a remote-friendly security group. You will respond to incidents, hunt for threats, review SIEM data, and help improve detection and response capabilities across our global infrastructure.

You’ll collaborate with internal teams, participate in on-call rotations, and contribute to shaping the future of AI-ready connectivity and secure enterprise services.