Threat-Hunting Network Security Engineer

NEC Software Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 66,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

25 days holiday (buy/sell)

Group pension up to 8.5%

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

NEC Software Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a Network Security Engineer to monitor networks, servers and devices, detect suspicious activity, and respond to P1 incidents. You will use security tooling to flag anomalies and analyze alerts to distinguish real threats from false alarms.

You will conduct threat hunting and vulnerability assessments, apply patches, and contribute to reports for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a network engineer in a team, working to strict SLAs.
• Good knowledge of cybersecurity threats, tactics, and procedures; experience in producing reports.
• Desirable: Experience with MITRE framework, Trend TVO, Cloudflare, and SIEM.

Responsibilities

• Monitor networks, servers, and devices, handling suspicious activity and P1 incidents.
• Use tools to flag anomalies, malware, or unauthorized access, and analyze alerts to separate false alarms from real cyberattacks.
• Conduct threat hunting and vulnerability assessments, patching security gaps.

Skills

Network engineering

SLAs

Threat analytics

Incident response

Report writing

Tools

MITRE framework

Trend TVO

Cloudflare

SIEM

Job description

NEC Software Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a Network Security Engineer to monitor networks, servers and devices, detect suspicious activity, and respond to P1 incidents. You will use security tooling to flag anomalies and analyze alerts to distinguish real threats from false alarms.

You will conduct threat hunting and vulnerability assessments, apply patches, and contribute to reports for stakeholders.