Senior Security Operations Lead - Threat Hunting & IR

DLA Piper; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

DLA Piper is seeking a Senior Information Security Analyst to identify, investigate, and address threats across the enterprise. The role collaborates with IT to tune SIEM, update control policies, and automate security processes while mentoring a team of security analysts.

The ideal candidate brings strong SecOps, incident response, and vulnerability management experience, plus familiarity with Defender, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks. Hybrid work options across U.S. offices available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 7+ years in cybersecurity.
• Professional certifications preferred (e.g. CISSP).

Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide Information Security Analysts.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of information security program functions.
• Review SIEM metrics and investigations and report findings.
• Perform alert triage and develop mitigation strategies.
• Oversee incident response tools and processes.

Skills

SIEM proficiency

Incident response

Threat hunting

Cloud security

Endpoint security

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security or related field

Master's Degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

Microsoft Defender

CrowdStrike

Palo Alto Networks

Job description

DLA Piper is seeking a Senior Information Security Analyst to identify, investigate, and address threats across the enterprise. The role collaborates with IT to tune SIEM, update control policies, and automate security processes while mentoring a team of security analysts.

The ideal candidate brings strong SecOps, incident response, and vulnerability management experience, plus familiarity with Defender, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Networks. Hybrid work options across U.S. offices available.