Senior Incident Response Analyst: Threat Hunting & SIEM

Western Governors University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Vision & telehealth

HSA & FSA

Retirement plan

11 paid holidays

Parental leave

Bonuses

Job summary

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Incident Response Analyst to protect our systems and data across multiple platforms. You will lead advanced investigations, strengthen detection capabilities, and collaborate with engineering and IT teams to improve security controls.

The role requires 5+ years in security operations, hands-on SIEM/EDR expertise (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Mimecast), and cloud security knowledge.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security operations (10+ years earns bonus)
• Hands-on SIEM expertise, including content development
• Experience with CrowdStrike or Carbon Black (EDR), Mimecast, and vulnerability management tools
• Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and cloud security principles
• Python or Bash scripting for automation
• Strong communicator who can brief leadership and cross-functional teams
• Bachelor's degree in IT Security, CS, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Bonus: CISSP, GIAC, CCSP, or AWS Security Specialty
• SOAR experience and cloud-native security tooling
• Education may be substituted with equivalent experience at hiring manager’s discretion

Responsibilities

• Lead security incident investigations from triage through remediation
• Perform advanced threat detection, analysis, and response across multi-platform environments
• Investigate suspicious activity using SIEM, EDR, network, and other security tools
• Develop and tune SIEM alerts, detection rules, and dashboards
• Conduct threat hunting and research emerging threats to identify risks
• Partner with engineering and IT teams to drive remediation and harden configurations
• Support vulnerability management, audits, and risk assessments

Skills

Security operations

SIEM expertise

MITRE ATT&CK

Python scripting

Cross-functional communication

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Threat hunting

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT Security/CS or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Mimecast

SOAR tooling

Job description

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Incident Response Analyst to protect our systems and data across multiple platforms. You will lead advanced investigations, strengthen detection capabilities, and collaborate with engineering and IT teams to improve security controls.

The role requires 5+ years in security operations, hands-on SIEM/EDR expertise (CrowdStrike, Carbon Black, Mimecast), and cloud security knowledge.