Security Operations & Incident Response Engineer

Tepa-Companies; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance

Flexible spending and health savings

Mental health support

Disability (short/long-term)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

The Tepa Companies seek an Information Security Engineer to protect Tepa’s information systems and digital assets through security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and security engineering. You will analyze events, coordinate with IT teams, and implement hardened security controls across on-premises and cloud environments.

Responsibilities include monitoring, investigations, documentation, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to improve security posture and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or information security roles.
• Experience administering or supporting enterprise security technologies (EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, identity security, firewalls, cloud security).
• Strong incident response, monitoring, vulnerability management, and governance capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day security monitoring and incident response, including alert triage, investigation, containment, remediation, and documentation.
• Investigate security events using endpoint, identity, network, cloud telemetry and SIEM.
• Coordinate with IT teams and third-party providers during incidents.
• Identify root causes and propose improvements to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain security controls across endpoint, identity, cloud, and network environments.
• Support security hardening and baseline configuration aligning with CIS Benchmarks and STIGs.
• Develop and maintain security documentation and procedures.

Skills

Incident response

Security monitoring

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Identity and access management

Endpoint security

Security architecture

Documentation

Communication

PowerShell/Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Tools

EDR

SIEM

Firewalls

Office 365/Azure security tools

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Entra ID/Intune

CrowdStrike

Job description

The Tepa Companies seek an Information Security Engineer to protect Tepa’s information systems and digital assets through security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and security engineering. You will analyze events, coordinate with IT teams, and implement hardened security controls across on-premises and cloud environments.

Responsibilities include monitoring, investigations, documentation, and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to improve security posture and