Security Operations Engineer: Threat Detection & IR

Empirical-Food; Dakota Dunes (SD); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Empirical-Food is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to monitor security events, respond to incidents, and drive threat detection improvements across enterprise environments.

You will lead incident response, perform threat hunting, and coordinate vulnerability management while supporting cloud security initiatives and audit activities. A 3+ year security background and relevant certifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years in cybersecurity or related IT with security responsibilities.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity/IT/CS; Security+ or equivalent preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure security environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM, EDR/XDR and MDR platforms to detect threats.
• Investigate alerts and suspicious activity and coordinate responses.
• Lead incident response activities and threat hunts.
• Improve detection rules and alert tuning for better coverage.
• Evaluate SIEM log onboarding and coverage.
• Support vulnerability identification and remediation efforts.
• Assist with cloud security initiatives and security tool deployment.
• Develop procedures and documentation; support audits and compliance.
• Maintain regular attendance and fulfill all essential duties.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Threat hunting

Vulnerability management

EDR/XDR technologies

Microsoft 365 & Azure security

OT/ manufacturing security

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

CompTIA Security+ certification

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR/XDR tools

Cloud security platforms

MDR platforms

Job description

Empirical-Food is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer to monitor security events, respond to incidents, and drive threat detection improvements across enterprise environments.

You will lead incident response, perform threat hunting, and coordinate vulnerability management while supporting cloud security initiatives and audit activities. A 3+ year security background and relevant certifications are preferred.