Senior Incident Response Engineer - Global CSIRT AI-Driven

Synopsys Inc; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys Inc. in Morrisville, NC seeks an experienced cybersecurity professional specializing in incident response and security operations.

You will investigate high-severity incidents, coordinate containment, and work with global teams to determine impact across endpoints, networks, cloud, and email security. You will develop detections, tune tools, and contribute to incident response playbooks while collaborating with Detection Engineering and Threat Intelligence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience in Incident Response, Security Operations, or a related security function.

Responsibilities

• Investigate high-severity cybersecurity incidents from detection through containment.
• Coordinate incident response activities with third-party cybersecurity and forensic providers.
• Correlate and analyze data across multiple log sources and security technologies to determine impact.
• Collaborate with Detection Engineering and Threat Intelligence to improve alert quality and enrich detections.
• Develop and tune security detections and contribute to incident response playbooks.
• Deploy and support new security tools across endpoint, cloud, and email environments.
• Translate technical findings into clear, actionable guidance for stakeholders.
• Contribute to security projects between incidents, including automation and new capabilities.
• Stay current with evolving threats and assess potential impact on the environment.
• Leverage AI technologies to improve security operations and alert scale.

Skills

Incident Response

Security Operations

Investigations

SIEM

EDR

Log Analysis

Network Analysis

Cloud Security

Windows & Unix

MITRE ATT&CK

PowerShell

Python

AI in Security

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security/CS

Tools

CrowdStrike

Wiz

Proofpoint

Abnormal

Job description

Synopsys Inc. in Morrisville, NC seeks an experienced cybersecurity professional specializing in incident response and security operations.

You will investigate high-severity incidents, coordinate containment, and work with global teams to determine impact across endpoints, networks, cloud, and email security. You will develop detections, tune tools, and contribute to incident response playbooks while collaborating with Detection Engineering and Threat Intelligence.