Engineer III Cyber Incident Response
Job Location:
Carrollton, TX - USA
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Job Summary
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Job Details
Position Summary:
The Engineer III Cyber Incident Response is a senior technical role within the Security Operations Center (SOC) responsible for leading complex incident investigations and supporting the continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities. This role provides advanced technical expertise in identifying analyzing containing and remediating cyber threats. The Engineer III will act as a mentor to junior analysts serve as an escalation point for critical incidents and collaborate with global cyber defense teams to ensure timely and effective responses to advanced threats.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the investigation and resolution of complex security incidents including advanced persistent threats ransomware phishing campaigns and insider activities.
Perform forensic analysis across endpoints networks and cloud environments to identify root causes and scope of compromise.
Develop and enhance incident response playbooks runbooks and detection use cases.
Collaborate with threat intelligence vulnerability management and countermeasures teams to strengthen defenses.
Escalate high-severity incidents to senior leadership and provide clear actionable reporting.
Act as a technical escalation point for Engineer I/II analysts during incident investigations.
Contribute to red team and purple team exercises to validate and improve response capabilities.
Participate in after-action reviews and lessons-learned sessions to improve SOC processes.
Mentor and train junior engineers on incident response best practices and investigative techniques.
Education and Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Technology orequivalent work experience; Masters degree preferred.
Strong knowledge of incident response methodologies digital forensics and adversary tactics.
Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST MITRE ATT&CK and ISO 27035.
Preferred Certifications
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA)
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Work Experience
57 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 3 years in incident response or SOC operations.
Hands-on experience with SIEM EDR SOAR and forensic tools (e.g. Splunk CrowdStrike EnCase Wireshark).
Proven ability to investigate advanced threats and coordinate response activities across teams.
Demonstrated success in mentoring junior analysts and improving SOC processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and present technical findings clearly.
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation benefits and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members ability to live with purpose every addition to traditional offerings like medical dental and vision care we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical emotional financial and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families which may include backup dependent care adoption assistance infertility coverage family building support behavioral health solutions paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth we also offer a variety of training programs professional development resources and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs employee resource groups volunteer activities and much more. For details visit time Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law. The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment please call 888.692.2272 or email . We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returnedEqual Employment Opportunity
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation
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