Senior Cybersecurity Incident Analyst

General Motors LLC; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Relocation benefits

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Senior Cyber Detection Incident Analyst to lead advanced investigations and drive detection engineering across GM’s security stack. You will shape analytics for SIEM, EDR, NDR, and SOAR, while applying threat intelligence and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies.

This role requires mentoring others and partnering with Incident Response, Cloud Security, and Product Security teams. You will implement scalable detection capabilities across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a related technical field.
• 5+ years in cybersecurity with focus on detection engineering, security operations, IR, threat hunting, IDS, or log analysis.
• Experience with enterprise SIEM platforms and log-centric detection methodologies.
• Experience developing and tuning detections using correlation logic and threat intel.
• Strong knowledge of endpoint security technologies and EDR platforms.
• Experience investigating security events across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and apps environments.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and attacker TTPs.
• Proficient in scripting/query languages (Python/PowerShell).
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to lead investigations and collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced investigations of complex security incidents and high-severity escalations.
• Develop and optimize detection logic across SIEM, EDR, NDR, SOAR, and cloud security platforms.
• Conduct threat hunting to uncover adversary behaviors and gaps.
• Apply MITRE ATT&CK to improve coverage and effectiveness.
• Design and validate analytics to reduce false positives and improve alerts.
• Develop automation and enrichment workflows using scripting and security orchestration.
• Mentor analysts and detection engineers and collaborate across teams.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase visibility and reduce investigative effort.
• Evaluate new security technologies to advance GM's detection maturity.

Skills

Threat hunting

Incident response

Detection engineering

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Threat intelligence

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

SIEM

EDR

NDR

SOAR

Cloud security platforms

Job description

Job Description

The Role: As a Senior Cyber Detection Incident Analyst, you will play a critical role in protecting General Motors' global enterprise by identifying, analyzing, and helping mitigate advanced cyber threats across cloud, identity, endpoint, network, application, and manufacturing ecosystems. You will serve as a senior technical leader within the Cyber Detection organization, driving detection engineering initiatives, leading complex investigations, and continuously improving the technologies, analytics, and processes used to identify malicious activity. This role combines deep technical expertise, threat-focused analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance GM's overall cybersecurity posture. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for cyber defense, strong analytical and investigative skills, and experience developing scalable detection capabilities across modern enterprise environments.

What You'll Do

• Lead advanced investigations involving complex security incidents, emerging threats, and high-severity escalations
• Develop, implement, and optimize detection logic across SIEM, EDR, NDR, SOAR, cloud-native security platforms, and other security monitoring technologies
• Conduct threat hunting activities to proactively identify adversary behaviors, attack techniques, and detection gaps
• Apply threat intelligence, adversary tradecraft, and MITRE ATT&CK methodologies to improve detection coverage effectiveness
• Design, tune, and validate analytics to reduce false positives and improve alert fidelity
• Develop automation, enrichment workflows, and operational efficiencies using AI, scripting and security orchestration technologies
• Partner with Incident Response, Threat Intelligence, Cloud Security, Product Security, Manufacturing Security, and other cybersecurity teams to improve detection capabilities
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to analysts and detection engineers
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that increase visibility, reduce investigative effort, and improve operational effectiveness
• Evaluate emerging technologies, AI capabilities, and security monitoring solutions to advance GM's detection maturity

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on detection engineering, security operations, incident response, threat hunting, intrusion detection, or security event analysis
• Experience working with enterprise SIEM platforms and log-centric detection methodologies
• Experience developing and tuning security detections using correlation logic, behavioral analytics, and threat intelligence
• Strong understanding of endpoint security technologies and EDR platforms
• Experience investigating security events across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and application environments
• Knowledge of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Experience using scripting and query languages such as Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and investigative skills
• Experience communicating technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to lead investigations during cybersecurity incidents
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Ability and willingness to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation

What Can Give You a Competitive Advantage (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience with cloud security monitoring and detection engineering in Azure, AWS, and GCP environments
• Experience with SaaS security monitoring and identity threat detection
• Experience with network security monitoring, IDS/IPS technologies, packet analysis, and network telemetry
• Experience supporting manufacturing, operational technology (OT), or industrial control system environments
• Experience with vehicle cybersecurity, automotive architectures, or embedded security telemetry
• Experience with application security monitoring, API security, runtime protection, and CI/CD security telemetry
• Experience with malware analysis, reverse engineering, or digital forensics
• Experience developing SOAR workflows and security automation solutions
• Security certifications such as GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GCDA, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent
• Proven ability to mentor, coach, and develop cybersecurity professionals
• Demonstrated success leading technical initiatives and influencing cybersecurity strategy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Continuous learning mindset with a passion for innovation and cybersecurity excellence

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GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location at least 3 times a week {or other frequency dictated by their manager}. This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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