Senior SOC Cybersecurity Engineer – IT/OT & IR

Divergent; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holistic compensation with salary, 1+?

Equity opportunities

Paid time off and holidays

Comprehensive health benefits

Life insurance and disability coverage

Learning and development reimbursement

Collaborative high-performing team

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer with SOC experience to lead threat analysis and defense across IT and OT domains in a federal contractor setting.

You will tune SIEM detections, develop correlation rules, and act as a technical escalation for complex security incidents while implementing security baselines and participating in post-incident reviews to drive security improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be able to access information subject to US export controls.
• 3+ years of relevant industry experience; 5+ years in lieu of degree.
• Expertise in Cybersecurity Analytics.
• Professional experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or similar environment offering cybersecurity services.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot security issues and provide user support.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to work overtime, including weekends and overnight as needed.
• At least one DoD baseline security certification, such as CISSP, Sec+, A+Sec , OR the ability to rapidly receive such certification.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze threats across the enterprise.
• Tune SIEM detections and develop correlation searches, Network Intrusion Detection rules, and firewall logic.
• Be the technical escalation backstop for complex cybersecurity incidents.
• As directed by leadership,implementSTIGs and other security baselines to corporate systems, architecture, and applications.
• Conduct post-incident reviews to identify architectural gaps and define security enhancements.
• Provide proactive threat research and regularly report on Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence.
• In association with the ISSM, develop, maintain , and testan Incident Response Plan and playbooks.
• In association with the ISSM, conduct regular security assessments and define remediation strategies to address control deficiencies.

Skills

Cybersecurity Analytics

SOC experience

Communication

Problem solving

Overtime availability

Education

BS in Cybersecurity or related field

DoD baseline security certification (CISSP/Sec+/A+Sec) or ability to obtain

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer with SOC experience to lead threat analysis and defense across IT and OT domains in a federal contractor setting.

You will tune SIEM detections, develop correlation rules, and act as a technical escalation for complex security incidents while implementing security baselines and participating in post-incident reviews to drive security improvements.