Senior Security Incident Response Lead

hyundaiautoeveramerica; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental coverage

Generous PTO

Education assistance

Annual merit increase

Job summary

Hyundai AutoEver America, based in Irvine HQ, seeks a Manager, Security Incident Response to lead enterprise-wide incident response efforts. You will coordinate detection, investigation, containment, and remediation across IT environments, partnering with internal teams, vendors, and MSSPs to ensure timely, effective responses.

The role requires 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, strong SIEM/EDR skills, and experience shaping incident response practices in line with NIST, ISO 27035, and MITRE

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, with 8+ years in cybersecurity operations or incident response.
• Experience coordinating cybersecurity incident investigations and remediation efforts.
• Strong understanding of threat landscapes, attack vectors, malware behavior, indicators of compromise, and incident response methodologies.
• Experience utilizing and interpreting security data from SIEM, EDR, and other security monitoring technologies.

Responsibilities

• Support enterprise-wide cybersecurity incident response activities throughout the incident lifecycle, including detection, investigation, containment, remediation, and documentation.
• Coordinate and participate in security investigations involving internal teams, third-party vendors, and MSSPs.
• Monitor, analyze, and evaluate server, endpoint, network, and security event data to identify suspicious activity and emerging threats.
• Investigate security alerts and indicators of compromise using SIEM, EDR, and related security tools.
• Support incident communications, escalation activities, and stakeholder coordination during cybersecurity events.
• Maintain and enhance the Security Incident Response Plan (SIRP) in alignment with NIST, ISO 27035, and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Participate in tabletop exercises and readiness assessments.
• Leverage threat intelligence to improve detection and response effectiveness.
• Track incident response metrics, KPIs, and operational reporting requirements.

Skills

Incident response

Threat detection

Security monitoring

SIEM/EDR experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SIEM

EDR

Job description

Hyundai AutoEver America, based in Irvine HQ, seeks a Manager, Security Incident Response to lead enterprise-wide incident response efforts. You will coordinate detection, investigation, containment, and remediation across IT environments, partnering with internal teams, vendors, and MSSPs to ensure timely, effective responses.

The role requires 8+ years in cybersecurity operations, strong SIEM/EDR skills, and experience shaping incident response practices in line with NIST, ISO 27035, and MITRE