Principal Incident Response Engineer

Location: Remote, United States of America

Salary: $117,200–$157,500 base pay annually

Company

hirify.global develops purpose-driven technology and responsible AI for organizations creating social impact.

What you will do

• Analyze security events and indicators to determine incident nature and severity.
• Respond to security incidents and serve as technical lead for high-severity cases.
• Coordinate containment, mitigation, recovery, and remediation across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud workloads.
• Conduct digital forensic investigations and threat hunts to identify detection gaps.
• Partner with detection engineering to expand MITRE ATT&CK coverage.
• Develop AI/LLM workflows and collaborate with forensic analysts, law enforcement, and legal experts on computer evidence.

Requirements

• 8+ years of cyber incident response experience in a relevant environment.
• Expertise with SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and cloud monitoring solutions.
• Strong knowledge of incident response methodologies, including containment, eradication, and recovery, plus NIST, SANS, and CSA frameworks.
• Ability to acquire and analyze endpoint and network artifacts, volatile memory, malicious files, binaries, and scripts.
• Experience with EnCase, FTK, Axiom, and Cellebrite forensic tools.

Nice to have

• Cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, GCIH, GFCA, GREM, or ECIH.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-flexible workforce.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) program with employer match.
• Flexible paid time off and parental leave.
• Wellness programs, pet insurance, legal and identity protection, and tuition reimbursement.
• Support for diversity, inclusion, innovation, trust, and responsible technology.