Security Incident Response Engineer

Location: Lansing, Michigan, United States

Company

hirify.global operates an Information Security and Privacy function supporting cybersecurity incident response, forensic investigations, and security operations.

What you will do

• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents using host analysis, network forensics, log analysis, malware triage, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and forensic tools.
• Lead immediate containment, root cause analysis, escalation, incident documentation, evidence handling, and chain-of-custody procedures.
• Conduct account takeover investigations and enrich findings with threat intelligence and Security Operations Center data.
• Develop detection alerts, analytics, response playbooks, automation, and security monitoring improvements.
• Train and mentor SOC staff, provide subject matter expertise, and collaborate with Legal, Financial Fraud Investigations, Human Resources, technical teams, and management.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and prepare actionable after-incident reports for security and technical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of information security experience.
• Incident Response and/or Forensics certification required within 180 days of hire, such as GCIH, GCFE, or GCFA.
• Experience with authentication, authorization, logging, networking, security fundamentals, and Windows, Linux, and Apple iOS administration.
• Understanding of incident response in SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments, plus basic DevSecOps concepts and security automation.
• Experience with scripting or automation using PowerShell, Python, or Bash, along with strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• CISSP certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Participation in an on-call rotation for critical security incidents.
• Availability outside normal working hours may be required for business continuity and emergency response.
• Work across business units to support a coordinated Security Incident Response process.
• Tobacco-free company facilities and campuses.