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Cybersecurity Threat Detection & Response Engineer

HP and Careers
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 12/30/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/28/2026

Job Description

As the world around us becomes more connected and more digital, there are increased opportunities for fraud and disruption due to cybersecurity attacks. The need for companies, products, and services to be secure is more important than ever in this constantly changing landscape.

Are you passionate about keeping good people safe from bad actors? We are too! We are HP Cybersecurity, and we are tasked with the security of the HP enterprise. As HP continues our digital transformation, the work of the cybersecurity professional is never complete and is always interesting. Come be a part of making a difference with us!


What does a Cybersecurity Threat Detection & Response Engineer do at HP:

  • Uses knowledge of the HP environment to scope the extent and impact of any attack or breach.
  • Resolves HP security issues related to security incidents and threats through independent analysis and/or research.
  • Supports incident escalation and assesses probable damages, identifies damage control and remediation, and assists in developing courses of action.
  • Threat hunts the HP environment for known or emerging Tactics, Techniques, or Procedures (TTPs).
  • Identifies HP security system attacks and threats, runs analyses on security incidents and threats, and researches appropriate countermeasures. Able to contribute to the posture or enhancement of counter-threat programs.
    Individuals who thrive in this role at HP, typically have:
  • 6 years of relevant experience including security operations, incident response, or threat hunting.
  • Experience in developing threat-hunting hypotheses; leveraging security platforms to test, search, and investigate potential uncovered threats.
  • Familiarity with Security Analytics Platforms and Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Platforms
  • Knowledge and experience of common enterprise technology solutions
  • Strong understanding of digital forensics, including one or more of the following a strong plus:
    • File system, Registry, etc. artifacts commonly associated with malware or malicious activities.
    • Cloud Forensics
    • Memory analysis
    • Malware reverse engineering
  • A mindset of continuous growth, curiosity, and asking WHY?
  • Preferred: Technical Cyber Security Certification through one of the recognized bodies – e.g. SANS, ISACA, (ICS)2, CompTIA, Cisco, CERT.
  • Periodic weekend on-call required

About the team:

Our Threat Detection & Response Engineers are part of our Threat Detection & Response team, enabling optimal communication and collaboration with closely related functions. Our mission is simple to express – find and stop the Bad Guys! – but challenging to execute. You can become a key part of ensuring our success!


As a Threat Detection & Response Engineer, you will also have the opportunity to interface with other Cybersecurity functions using your knowledge to respond to protect HP from attacks.

The base pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to US candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including:
    • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
    • 11 paid holidays
    • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Salary : $105,050 - $161,800

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