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Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

Atem Corp
Cambridge, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/25/2026 CLOSED ON 8/10/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer position at Atem Corp?

Job Title: Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer (SOC/Threat & Incident Detection)

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Cambridge, MA

Required Skills & Experience:

8 12 years in cybersecurity / SOC / threat detection roles

Experience in L2/L3 SOC or Security Operations leadership.

Technical Skills:

Strong hands-on expertise in:

  • SIEM: Sentinel / Splunk / QRadar
  • EDR/XDR tools
  • Threat hunting & incident response

Deep Understanding Of:

  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • Threat vectors, malware behavior, attack techniques

Experience With:

  • Log analysis, detection engineering, and correlation rules
  • Security automation (SOAR)

Cloud & DevSecOps

Experience securing AWS/Azure environments

Familiarity With:

  • CI/CD security (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins)
  • IaC security (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Policy-as-code (OPA, Checkov)

Threat Detection & Incident Response

Lead end-to-end investigation of complex security incidents (malware, phishing, lateral movement, cloud compromise)

Perform advanced threat hunting using SIEM, EDR, and cloud telemetry

Conduct deep forensic analysis (endpoint, network, logs, email headers)

Detection Engineering & SOC Optimization

Design and implement high-fidelity detection rules and use cases

Develop and enhance SOC playbooks aligned with MITRE ATT&CK

Security Tooling & Platforms

Lead Implementation And Optimization Of:

  • SIEM: Microsoft Sentinel / Splunk / QRadar
  • EDR/XDR: Defender, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne
  • Email Security: Proofpoint, Mimecast, Defender for Office
  • WAF & Network Security tools

Manage integrations across multi-vendor security stack

Automation & SOAR

Develop automation playbooks (SOAR) for triage, enrichment, and response

Cloud Security & DevSecOps

Monitor and secure cloud environments (AWS/Azure)

Implement Logging And Detection Using:

  • CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, Defender, Sentinel

Drive DevSecOps practices (SAST, DAST, IaC scanning, policy-as-code)

Risk, Compliance & Governance

Perform vulnerability assessments and risk analysis

Ensure Alignment With Frameworks:

  • NIST, CIS Benchmarks, GDPR, PCI-DSS

Nice to Have

Experience With:

  • Email security platforms (Proofpoint, Mimecast)
  • WAF/CDN (Akamai, Cloudflare)
  • Threat intelligence platforms

Certifications (Preferred)

CISM / CISSP

CEH / CHFI

Vendor certifications (Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, Splunk)

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