Senior Security Incident Commander & Threat Hunter

UKG; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 146,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Security Analyst - Incident Commander to join its Global Security Operations team. You will lead hands-on digital forensics and incident response across endpoints, cloud, and network to proactively detect, respond to, and drive containment of threats affecting UKG and its customers.

You will mentor analysts, guide complex investigations, develop playbooks, and present findings to technical and executive audiences, while applying GenAI-assisted workflows to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on digital forensics and incident response in enterprise environments.
• Advanced knowledge across network, cloud, Windows, Linux, and identity artifacts.
• Experience leading cyber incident command with coordination and stakeholder updates.
• Hands-on threat hunting using SIEM, EDR, cloud telemetry, and forensic artifacts.
• Ability to apply GenAI-assisted workflows to investigations while maintaining validation.
• Strong scripting in Python, PowerShell, Bash, or equivalent for automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead major security incidents, guide technical teams, and coordinate response actions.
• Perform endpoint, memory, network, cloud, and forensic analysis during active incidents.
• Develop and maintain incident playbooks, detection logic, and hunting hypotheses.
• Mentor analysts during incidents, tabletop exercises, and proactive hunts.
• Present investigations, timelines, and technical summaries to leadership audiences.

Skills

Incident response

Digital forensics

Threat hunting

GenAI workflows

Scripting

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Cloud security

Job description

UKG is seeking a Senior Staff Security Analyst - Incident Commander to join its Global Security Operations team. You will lead hands-on digital forensics and incident response across endpoints, cloud, and network to proactively detect, respond to, and drive containment of threats affecting UKG and its customers.

You will mentor analysts, guide complex investigations, develop playbooks, and present findings to technical and executive audiences, while applying GenAI-assisted workflows to