Sr Cybersecurity Engineer (Incident Response)

TL;DR

Sr Cybersecurity Engineer (Incident Response): Leading the detection, investigation, and response to complex cybersecurity threats with an accent on advanced incident response activities and security monitoring across a broad range of technologies. Focus on improving detection capabilities, guiding response efforts, and refining cloud detections across Azure and Microsoft 365.

Location: Hybrid (Irving, TX). Candidates must be based in the US; visa sponsorship is not provided.

Company

hirify.global provides innovative automotive financing and financial services with a cybersecurity structure reporting directly to the CEO.

What you will do

• Lead incident investigations, including detection, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
• Analyze log sources, SIEM alerts, IDS/IPS alerts, host activity, and network traffic to identify unauthorized activity.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex investigations and develop standardized incident response playbooks.
• Identify and codify attacker TTPs and IOCs to enhance detection pipelines.
• Design and refine cloud detections and alerts specifically for Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support security incidents outside of standard business hours.

Requirements

• No visa sponsorship available for this position.
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP networking, OSI model, and IP subnetting.
• Proficiency with analysis tools like Bro/Zeek or Suricata and network log analysis.
• Strong understanding of NIST Incident Response Life Cycle and MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
• Hands-on experience responding to security incidents in both cloud (Azure) and on-prem environments.
• Expertise in writing and optimizing Splunk queries for threat hunting.
• 3-5 years of experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Network Engineering.

Nice to have

• Security certifications such as CISSP, CCNP-Security, GIAC, CEH, or CPTS.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) into security workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including 401K matching.
• 12 weeks of 100% paid bonding leave for new parents.
• Tuition assistance and continuous training opportunities.
• GM employee auto discount and community service pay.
• Flexible hybrid work environment with a requirement of 4 days per week in the office.