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Cybersecurity Engineer Incident Response I

Sentar Inc.
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/25/2026
Sentar is proud to be an employee-owned company, fostering a culture of empowerment, collaboration, and innovation. Sentar is dedicated to developing the critical talent that the connected world demands to create solutions to address the convergence of cybersecurity, intelligence, analytics, and systems engineering. We invite you to join the team where you can build, innovate, and secure your career.

Sentar is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer Incident Response I, in Charleston, SC!

Role Description

This role combines technical acumen with operational vigilance to protect data and systems. You will play a key role in isolating, investigating, informing, and implementing measures to detect and protect data across various sources and locations.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

  • Validate suspicious events or reports, determine if they constitute incidents, and ensure proper documentation in appropriate reporting systems.
  • Assess the severity of incidents and take immediate reporting and response measures
  • Isolate, investigate, and implement measures to detect and protect sensitive data.
  • Provide network intrusion detection, monitoring, correlation analysis, and incident response
  • Coordinate with supported entities regarding significant incidents, ensuring comprehensive analysis and timely, accurate reporting.
  • Explore log correlation using tools such as Splunk to identify patterns and respond to potential threats.
  • Perform network and host-based digital forensics on various operating systems to enhance incident response efforts.
  • Develop and implement IDS/IPS signatures and maintain an understanding of intrusion detection solutions.
  • Compile and maintain internal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documentation.
  • Participate in program reviews, product evaluations, and onsite certification evaluations.

Qualifications

Clearance Level: Secret

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Mathematics with a computer science concentration, or equivalent.

Experience

  • This is an entry level position, minimal hands on experience is required

Benefits At Sentar

Our unique ownership model attracts top talent, giving employees the freedom to take initiative and drive meaningful improvements. In addition to cultivating a thriving and inclusive work environment, Sentar offers an extensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families. Employee ownership is the foundation of our culture, promoting participation, teamwork, and accountability while ensuring long-term financial security and a commitment to excellence.

  • Voluntary Medical, Dental, Vision, with Health Savings or Flexible Spending Plan options
  • Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, Accident, and Long Term Care insurance options
  • Group Term Life, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability is provided by Sentar to all qualifying employees
  • Generous 401(k) match
  • Competitive PTO plan that graduates quickly with years of service
  • Other leave programs; holiday schedule along with bereavement, maternity, jury and military duty
  • Mental health awareness programs
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Professional development reimbursement
  • Recognition and Awards programs

If you are not ready to apply for this position, submit your resume here to join our talent community. We'll keep you updated occasionally on new job opportunities.

Sentar is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vets/Persons with Disabilities

Our culture is one of inclusivity and support. Sentar is proudly an Equal Opportunity and VEVRAA Federal Contractor Employer M/F/Vets/Persons with Disabilities. Follow these links to learn more about your rights: EEO Is the Law Poster; EEO Is Law Supplement; and Pay Transparency.

We want you to build your career at Sentar, so if you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable workplace accommodation applying for a job or at any point in the employment process, contact the Recruiting Manager at recruiting@sentar.com. Please indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Thank you for considering Sentar in your employment search.

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