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Senior Security Engineer – Cyber Hunting & Incident Response – 3rd Shift

Truist Bank


Job Location:

Zebulon, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 8 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

3rd Shift - 15% Automatic Pay Differential (United States of America)

Please review the following job description:

The Cyber Hunt & Respond Senior Engineer is an advanced after-hours role within the 24/7 Cyber Fusion Center. This role has 2 core functions proactive Threat Hunting & reactive Incident Response coverage.
Hunting involves searching through large diverse sets of internal and external data to discover previously undetected threats. This role is creative and responsible for developing with new hypotheses on how adversaries may be attacking the organization and will prove out the hypotheses based on our available data. Additionally this role will work with internal groups to express the data needs to explore potential threats.

As an important member of the Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) enjoy one of the most exciting and dynamic teams within Truist with the critical mission of defending against advanced cyber-attacks.

Work Location: Onsite (Zebulon NC)

***3rd Shift Requirements: 11pm to 7am Sunday (PM) thru Friday (AM)***
15% Shift Differential for 3rd shift

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

  • Conduct proactive threat hunting activities to identify previously unknown or undetected threats across enterprise environments.

  • Develop test and validate threat-hunting hypotheses using internal and external data sources.

  • Perform digital forensics and incident response activities including investigation root cause analysis containment eradication and recovery.

  • Analyze endpoint network packet log and forensic data to identify malicious activity and determine attack scope and impact.

  • Leverage data analysis automation and programming techniques to process large datasets and improve threat detection and response capabilities.

  • Create and maintain searches visualizations analytic content and advanced detection methodologies to identify emerging threats.

  • Investigate suspicious artifacts and activity to distinguish malicious behavior from legitimate business operations.

  • Collaborate with security technology and business teams to identify data requirements and enhance threat visibility across the organization.

  • Provide technical consultation and subject matter expertise on cybersecurity incidents investigations and threat-hunting initiatives.

  • Present findings lessons learned and threat intelligence to technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Mentor and provide guidance to team members in threat hunting digital forensics incident response and related disciplines.

Qualifications
RequiredQualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent education training and work-related experience.

  • Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.

  • Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles theories and concepts.

  • Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.

  • Deep knowledge of threat modeling security testing and penetration testing.

  • Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles network security and modern identity and access management (IAM).

  • Experience with network traffic analysis packet capture analysis and associated tools (e.g. Wiresharktcpdump).

  • Knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems internals services and file systems.

  • Understanding of phishing techniques advanced cyber threats vulnerabilities and adversary tactics techniques and procedures (TTPs).

  • Experience with threat hunting intrusion detection incident response and digital forensics investigations.

  • Knowledge of digital evidence collection preservation and forensic artifact analysis.

  • Experience leveraging automation scripting machine learning and AI to support cybersecurity operations.

  • Experience working in cloud environments including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

  • Relevant technology or cybersecurity certifications (e.g. SecurityCySA GCIH GCFA GCFE GNFA GREM Azure AWS).

  • Experience in Cyber Incident Response Threat Hunting Security Operations Centers (SOC) Network Operations Centers (NOC) Cybersecurity Engineering or Intelligence Community environments.

Work Location: Zebulon NC.

***3rdShift Requirements: 11pm to 7am Sunday (PM)thruFriday (AM)***

***For this opportunity Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including but not limited to H-1B F-1 OPT F-1 STEM OPT F-1 CPT J-1 TN-1 or TN-2 E-3 O-1 or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the offers medical dental vision life insurance disability accidental death and dismemberment tax-preferred savings accounts and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment along with 10 sick days (also prorated) and paid holidays. For more details on Truists generous benefit plans please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division this job may also be eligible for Truists defined benefit pension plan restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply based on full-time or part-time status position and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race gender color religion citizenship or national origin age sexual orientation gender identity disability veteran status or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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