Cyber Security Engineer

Hansen Talent Group is hiring a Cybersecurity Engineer to help lead the next generation of AI-driven security operations within a rapidly evolving enterprise cybersecurity environment.

This role is ideal for a hands-on cybersecurity engineer with experience in security operations, detection engineering, incident response, automation, and emerging AI security technologies. The successful candidate will help design and implement advanced AI-enabled security capabilities that proactively identify, analyze, and respond to sophisticated threats while supporting the secure adoption of AI technologies across the enterprise.

This is a hybrid role in Columbia SC


What You'll Do
• Design, implement, and maintain AI-enabled security capabilities to detect, analyze, and respond to emerging cyber threats
• Build and enhance automated security workflows for alert triage, enrichment, investigation, and response
• Develop and tune AI-related threat detections across SIEM and SOAR platforms
• Create and maintain an enterprise AI threat detection catalog mapped to telemetry sources and threat scenarios
• Identify and mitigate security risks associated with generative AI platforms and AI-powered applications
• Develop behavioral analytics capabilities to identify insider threats, anomalous activity, and potential zero-day attacks
• Monitor and analyze AI-specific attack vectors including prompt injection, model manipulation, data poisoning, and data leakage
• Support incident response investigations by correlating attacker activity and identifying threat patterns in real time
• Develop and maintain AI-focused incident response playbooks, runbooks, and operational procedures
• Conduct tabletop exercises and validate AI incident response capabilities
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, security engineers, architects, and executive leadership to improve enterprise security posture
• Configure, monitor, and maintain enterprise security infrastructure, tools, and detection technologies
• Research emerging cybersecurity and AI technologies and recommend solutions to improve security operations
• Develop executive-ready reporting, dashboards, metrics, and risk assessments related to AI security initiatives
• Assist with enterprise security architecture, vulnerability mitigation, and long-term security strategy development

What You'll Need
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field
• Cybersecurity, security engineering, or information security experience
• Experience supporting Security Operations Center (SOC), Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response functions
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and SOAR platforms and security monitoring workflows
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies
• Experience developing security detections, alerts, correlation rules, and automation workflows
• Working knowledge of AI and machine learning security risks including prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse, and over-reliance on AI outputs
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, systems engineering, networking, and data communications
• Experience performing threat analysis, vulnerability management, risk assessment, and incident investigation
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical teams and executive leadership
• Ability to prioritize and execute effectively within a fast-paced, high-pressure environment