Senior Digital Forensics & Insider Threat Lead

American Electric Power; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 116,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

401(k) match

AEP Pension

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

American Electric Power is seeking a senior cybersecurity investigator to lead large-scale security assignments, guide team members, and analyze highly complex security requirements and incidents. You will oversee investigations, document mitigations, and design implementation strategies on security projects with a focus on forensics, DLP, and insider threat.

You will mentor staff, provide technical leadership, and ensure high-quality reports for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity, digital forensics, CS, or related field.
• Experience with standard forensic methods and leading collection and analysis tools.
• Deep experience conducting technical investigations or root cause analysis in complex environments.
• Experience identifying insider risk indicators through analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct end-to-end investigations of internal and external matters.
• Prepare findings reports for HR, Legal, Ethics, Physical Security, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Digital Forensics policies and procedures documentation.
• Support risk-reduction projects, including post-incident lessons learned.
• Serve as a technical SME for Insider Threat, DLP, and cyber investigations.
• Produce clear investigative and analytic reports for technical and executive audiences.
• Maintain tools and technologies pertaining to Digital Forensics collection and analysis.

Skills

Security clearance

Multi-OS knowledge

Forensics & evidence collection

Malware reverse engineering

Log analysis & investigations

Confidentiality & integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity/digital forensics/CS

Associates degree + 2 years in IT/security

High School Diploma/GED + 4 years IT/security

Tools

Splunk (query development)

Job description

American Electric Power is seeking a senior cybersecurity investigator to lead large-scale security assignments, guide team members, and analyze highly complex security requirements and incidents. You will oversee investigations, document mitigations, and design implementation strategies on security projects with a focus on forensics, DLP, and insider threat.

You will mentor staff, provide technical leadership, and ensure high-quality reports for stakeholders.