Senior Cyber Defense Consultant, Mandiant Google Cloud
Illinois, USA +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Illinois, USA
California, USA
Kansas, USA
New York, USA - Experience
- 5 years configuring and maintaining SOAR technologies; 3 years working with SOC/CSIRT or other incident response related teams.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Enables and improves Cyber Defense Center security operations by identifying automation opportunities, advising on SOC technologies, and developing SOAR playbooks for incident response.
What you'll do
- Assess customer Cyber Defense Centers, identify automation opportunities, and plan and execute improvements.
- Advise on client CDC, CSIRT, and SOC technologies and provide SOAR expertise for incident response.
- Create and modify Python SOAR playbooks; partner with stakeholders and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience configuring and maintaining SOAR technologies in Security Engineering, System Administration, or a similar role.
- 3 years of experience working with SOC/CSIRT or other incident response related teams.
- Experience with SIEM solutions and scripting (e.g., Python).
Nice to have
- One or more listed or similar certifications: CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, CISCO (CCNA), ISC2 (CISSP), or SANS certifications.
- Experience managing SOAR platforms and integrating APIs into automation playbooks; commercial SIEM experience is also listed.
Pay
$138000 - $200000 (USD) base salary
Tools
SOAR, Python, SIEM, Google SecOps, Splunk, Helix, Devo, Sentinel
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