Senior Information Security Engineer - Incident Response

LinkedIn; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn in the United States is seeking a mid-senior level information security engineer focused on incident response within a large engineering organization. This full-time role supports hybrid or remote work for US-based candidates.

You will lead incident response across production and enterprise environments, investigate and remediate incidents, and help refine detection, response, and recovery processes in collaboration with engineering and infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in information security engineering, with a focus on incident response.
• Strong technical background in security operations, threat analysis, or related disciplines.
• Ability to operate independently on complex security challenges and communicate findings clearly.
• Eligibility to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute incident response activities across production and enterprise environments.
• Investigate, contain, and remediate security incidents and coordinate post-incident review.
• Contribute to the development and tuning of detection, response, and recovery processes.
• Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.

Skills

Incident response

Security operations

Threat analysis

Independent work

Clear communication

Job description

Role overview

A mid-senior level information security engineering position dedicated to incident response within a large engineering organization. The role is classified as full-time and is open to candidates located anywhere in the United States, with hybrid or remote work arrangements supported.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute incident response activities across production and enterprise environments.
• Investigate, contain, and remediate security incidents and coordinate post-incident review.
• Contribute to the development and tuning of detection, response, and recovery processes.
• Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to strengthen the organization's security posture.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in information security engineering, with a focus on incident response.
• Strong technical background in security operations, threat analysis, or related disciplines.
• Ability to operate independently on complex security challenges and communicate findings clearly.
• Eligibility to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time position within an engineering organization.
• Hybrid or remote work arrangements available for U.S.-based candidates.