Senior Cyber Security Engineer Incident Response (Hybrid)

American University; Washington; Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

American University in Washington, DC seeks a Cyber Security Engineer III to safeguard the university’s information infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will monitor security systems, perform incident response, and contribute to secure architectures while mentoring junior staff.

The role involves threat detection, forensic analysis, policy enforcement, and collaboration with the CISO. Hybrid work with one campus day per month is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5–8 years of relevant information security experience.
• Experience with incident response, log management, and security operations.

Responsibilities

• Administers and monitors security systems across on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Perform threat detection, incident response, and forensic analysis.
• Develop secure architectures and assist with policy enforcement.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to risk assessments and planning.

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

Forensic analysis

Security system administration

Cloud security

Scripting

Python

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

VPNs

Firewalls

Log analysis tools

Unix/Linux

Windows

Job description

American University in Washington, DC seeks a Cyber Security Engineer III to safeguard the university’s information infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will monitor security systems, perform incident response, and contribute to secure architectures while mentoring junior staff.

The role involves threat detection, forensic analysis, policy enforcement, and collaboration with the CISO. Hybrid work with one campus day per month is required.