Senior Threat Detection & Incident Response Lead

Western Governors University; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 131,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Health benefits

Tuition discount

Wellbeing program

Flexible time off

Job summary

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Incident Response Analyst to lead advanced incident response and threat detection across platforms. You will investigate events, strengthen detection, hunt threats, and partner with engineering to improve security posture.

Requires 5+ years in security operations with hands-on SIEM/EDR expertise. Office-based role in Salt Lake City with travel up to 20%. Visa sponsorship unavailable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security operations; 10+ years earns bonus.
• Hands-on SIEM expertise with content development.
• Experience with CrowdStrike or Carbon Black (EDR) and Mimecast.
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK framework and cloud security.
• Python or Bash scripting for automation.
• Strong communicator capable of briefing leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in IT Security, CS, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead security incident investigations from triage to remediation.
• Perform advanced threat detection across multi-platform environments.
• Investigate suspicious activity using SIEM, EDR, and other tools.
• Develop SIEM alerts, detection rules, and dashboards.
• Conduct threat hunting and research emerging threats.
• Partner with engineering/IT to drive remediation and hardening.
• Support vulnerability management, audits, and risk assessments.

Skills

5+ years in security operations

SIEM expertise

Python

Bash

Strong communicator

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT Security or related field

Tools

CrowdStrike

Carbon Black

Mimecast

Vulnerability Management Tools

SIEM

Job description

Western Governors University is seeking a Senior Incident Response Analyst to lead advanced incident response and threat detection across platforms. You will investigate events, strengthen detection, hunt threats, and partner with engineering to improve security posture.

Requires 5+ years in security operations with hands-on SIEM/EDR expertise. Office-based role in Salt Lake City with travel up to 20%. Visa sponsorship unavailable.