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Lead Security Engineer - Cyber Security

Relativity
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/21/2025
Posting Type

Remote

Job Overview

As a Lead Cyber Security Engineer, you will ensure the security of Relativity’s network and infrastructure.  In this role, the main responsibilities will be to investigate and analyze emerging threats against our assets, identities, and clients.  You will also provide actionable remediation guidance to end users and collaborate with highly skilled cyber experts to anticipate and mitigate evolving threats using world-class toolsets and next generation capabilities. 

Responsibilities

Job Description and Requirements

  • Review, validation, and triage of alerts and technical analysis of log data from a diverse inventory of sensors, correlated signature logic, and threat intelligence sources. 
  • Assess the impact of security events by leveraging host, cloud and network-based indicators and evidence to deliver actionable incident escalations.  
  • Develop and deploy detection and prevention signatures with response actions as part of a layered defensive strategy leveraging multiple technologies and data types. 
  • Build automation to search through collected telemetry to detect and isolate advanced threats that evade existing security solutions. 
  • Create Standard Operating Procedures, SOC playbooks, configuration guides, and secure standards. 
  • Automate incident handling processes. 
  • Engage in the continuous research of emerging threats and apply appropriate countermeasures within the context of a rapidly changing environment. 
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in the mechanism and analysis of observed malicious activity. 
  • Clearly document and communicate investigation findings to both technical and executive stakeholders. 
  • Identify and automate away technical burden. 
  • Build automation to deploy, operate and connect multiple cyber security tools and applications. 

Preferred Qualifications

  • 7 years of experience in a Security Operations Center, Incident Response, or Threat Detection team for Cloud applications and corporate networks 
  • Exposure to threat detection development and tuning  
  • Experience in software design and development 
  • DevSecOps experience 
  • Ability to perform threat hunting, threat emulation, and/or purple teaming exercises 
  • Familiarity with industry standard security devices and their configuration  
  • Experience in reverse engineering malicious code to explore infection and propagation mechanisms  
  • Experience with threat intelligence tools and processes 
  • Certifications: One or more of the following certifications are preferred (GCFA, GCIA, GCIH, GNFA, GREM, OSCP, OSEP, OSED, OSWE, OSDA, OSCE3, CompTIA Security , CCNA CyberOps, or CEH) 
  • 5 years of experience in a Security Operations Center, Incident Response, or Threat Detection team 
  • Strong cyber incident response skills (such as: Network forensics, memory forensics, and/or packet analysis)  
  • Ability to read, write and analyze PowerShell, C#, and Python 
  • Capability to independently manage the prioritization of complex security events  
  • Advanced understanding of common SOC/CIRT operational processes and documentation  
  • Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, network services, cryptography, cloud, and web application attacks  
  • Ability to collaborate within a global cross-functional team to execute on high-level objectives and drive the maturation of Relativity’s security posture 
  • Deep understanding of infection mechanisms, malicious behavior, exploitation techniques, and mitigating controls  
  • Good understanding of tools, tactics, and procedures utilized by attackers to access private systems and data  
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5 years of experience in a Security Operations Center, Incident Response, or Threat Detection team 
  • Strong cyber incident response skills (such as: Network forensics, memory forensics, and/or packet analysis)  
  • Ability to read, write and analyze PowerShell, C#, and Python 
  • Capability to independently manage the prioritization of complex security events  
  • Advanced understanding of common SOC/CIRT operational processes and documentation  
  • Advanced knowledge of TCP/IP, network services, cryptography, cloud, and web application attacks  
  • Ability to collaborate within a global cross-functional team to execute on high-level objectives and drive the maturation of Relativity’s security posture 
  • Deep understanding of infection mechanisms, malicious behavior, exploitation techniques, and mitigating controls  
  • Good understanding of tools, tactics, and procedures utilized by attackers to access private systems and data  
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills  
  • Ability to leverage programming and scripting languages to build automations and develop SOAR playbooks 

Relativity is committed to competitive, fair, and equitable compensation practices.

This position is eligible for total compensation which includes a competitive base salary, an annual performance bonus, and long-term incentives.

The expected salary range for this role is between following values:

$150,000 and $226,000

The final offered salary will be based on several factors, including but not limited to the candidate's depth of experience, skill set, qualifications, and internal pay equity. Hiring at the top end of the range would not be typical, to allow for future meaningful salary growth in this position.

Salary : $150,000 - $226,000

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