Cyber Defense and Incident Response Analyst
$95.17k - $156.36kGuardian Life
- # Cyber Defense and Incident Response AnalystApplyremote type: Hybrid - In office 3 days per weeklocations: Holmdeltime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R000109532This role sits at the intersection of hands-on incident response, cyber defense and threat mitigation. You will be part of a highly collaborative cyber defense and incident response organization, responding to and investigating high-impact security incidents.The ideal candidate is an analytical, curious, and resilient technical leader with a strong investigative mindset and a desire to reduce risk through decisive action. You bring deep knowledge of modern attack techniques and frameworks, communicate clearly under pressure, and naturally step in to respond to and lead incidents during critical situations. You thrive in partnership working closely with security, IT, legal, HR, communications, and business teams to drive effective identification, containment, investigation, response, and recovery.**You Have*** 5-7 years of overall cybersecurity experience, with a focus in digital forensics, incident response, SOC, or threat mitigation.* Broad and deep technical expertise across enterprise environments, including public cloud and SaaS platforms.* Experience with AI models, LLM's and implementing AI for Cyber detection response.* Eagerness to grow within the security leadership and obtain experience, ideally in incident response or cyber defense, with a player/coach mindset.* Strong command of incident response methodologies, digital forensics principles, and evidence handling.* Knowledge and experience in threat hunting, malware analysis, attacker techniques, and common vulnerabilities.* Practical experience working with NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and related security frameworks.* Hands-on experience with SIEM and log analytics platforms including logging, monitoring, insider threat, and UBA concepts.* Ability to translate cyber threat intelligence into actionable detections, mitigations, and response strategies.* Experience operating in regulated environments, preferably financial services or insurance, with understanding of U.S. privacy regulations.* Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing technical teams.* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience engaging technical teams, executives, and cross‐functional partners.* Analytical, curious, and resilient under pressure; able to think structurally and creatively during incidents.* BS or MS in cyber security, digital forensics, or equivalent experience and/or industry certifications preferred.* A continuous, lifelong learner with a desire to grow into broader cyber leadership.You Will:* Investigate complex, high-impact cyber incidents advanced from the SOC.* Act as a technical lead, working as part of a collaborative team responding to actions across cybersecurity security teams while collaborating with legal, enterprise technology, engineering, and other internal teams.* Contribute to and refine test incident response plans, playbooks, quick-reference guides, and crisis communication procedures.* Partner with first-line SOC teams to build muscle memory, clarify containment authorities, and standardize response actions.* Coordinate with business continuity/disaster recovery teams to ensure an integrated response to large-scale cyber events.* Drive continuous improvement of logging, monitoring, detection coverage, and UBA capabilities, proactively identifying gaps.* Ensure incidents are tracked, reported, and reviewed, with high-quality after-action reports and meaningful metrics.* Collaborate across teams through cross-functional incident response training events, and debriefs to align on threats, trends, and lessons learned.* Lead risk mitigation initiatives and improvements to security control effectiveness.* Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership on strategy, roadmap development, vendor management, and talent planning.* Contribute to enterprise programs such as DLP and insider risk management.* Support internal and external audits, regulatory requests, and due diligence activities.* Continuously identify opportunities to enhance incident response maturity, automation, and cyber defense capabilities.* Drive our user behavior analytics (UBA) program working with the business to develop and improve appropriate logging monitoring. Develop standard operating procedures for our 1st line SOC based on threats/observed incidents.**Location and Travel*** Three days a week at a Guardian office in New York, NY. or Holmdel, NJ* 20% travel to other Guardian Offices as needed**Salary Range:**$95,170.00 - $156,355.00The salary range reflected above is a good faith estimate of base pay for the primary location of the position. The salary for this position ultimately will be determined based on the education, experience, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. In addition to salary, this role may also be eligible for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation.**Our Promise**At Guardian, you’ll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.**Inspire Well-Being**As part of Guardian’s Purpose – to inspire well-being – we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleagues. Explore our company benefits at *Benefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.* **Equal Employment Opportunity** Guardian is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law. **Accommodations** Guardian is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Guardian also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants (and employees) to accommodate the individual's known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless doing so would create an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Please note: this resource is for accommodation requests only. For all other inquires related to your application and careers at Guardian, refer to the Guardian Careers site. **Visa Sponsorship** Guardian is not currently or in the foreseeable future sponsoring employment visas. In order to be a successful applicant. you must be legally authorized to work in the United States, without the need for employer sponsorship.
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