Sr Engineer, Cybersecurity Incident Response

$103,400 - $186,400/Yr

T-Mobile US - Overland Park, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Overland Park, KS

Telecommunications

About the position

The Senior Engineer for Cybersecurity Incident Response at T-Mobile is a critical role focused on protecting the organization and its customers from cybersecurity threats. This position involves leading incident response efforts, analyzing security alerts, and collaborating with various teams to mitigate risks. The ideal candidate will possess advanced technical skills in threat detection and response, and will be responsible for developing incident response plans and enhancing T-Mobile's security posture.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive analysis of security alerts and threats from various sources to identify potential risks and assess their impact on operations.
• Develop and implement incident response plans, working swiftly to contain and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Partner with internal teams and external collaborators to investigate security breaches and implement effective remediation strategies.
• Manage post-incident operations, including tracking lessons learned and making infrastructure improvements to enhance overall security.
• Communicate effectively with leadership and other partners to provide updates on response efforts and recommend proactive measures for risk mitigation.
• Document incident findings, analysis, and response actions clearly in accordance with T-Mobile's policies and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the enhancement of T-Mobile's incident detection and response capabilities through continuous improvement initiatives, tuning opportunities, and knowledge sharing.
• Implement security-related projects as assigned by management to improve T-Mobile Security practices and posture.
• Provide guidance and training to peers and junior team members, promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.
• Demonstrate commitment to staying ahead of the latest trends, threats, and standard methodologies in cybersecurity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity or equivalent work experience.
• Over 4 years of experience in information security technology or a related field.
• More than 2 years of experience in handling and responding to security breaches.
• 2+ years Incident response with enterprise or cloud environments (preferred).
• Expertise in network security, endpoint security, malware analysis, digital forensics, and threat intelligence.
• Proficiency with security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR, and forensic analysis software.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically under pressure.
• Experience in identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• CISSP, CCSK, CCSP, CISA/CISM (preferred).
• GCIH, GCFE, GCFA, GNFA, GCIA, GREM or similar (preferred).
• Working expertise in enterprise security subject areas such as design architecture, networking, web services, encryption, obfuscation, tokenization technologies, cloud, telecommunications.
• Experience with the analysis of underlying technologies that form the solution vital for the application of threat identification, analysis, and thread model design.
• In-depth knowledge of security standard methodologies in large-scale environments.
• Knowledge of Scripting tools (Python/Perl/Shell/HTML/PHP).
• Demonstrable knowledge of current threat trends and technology developments in the area of info security.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending account
• 401(k)
• Employee stock grants
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays
• Paid parental and family leave
• Family building benefits
• Back-up care
• Enhanced family support
• Childcare subsidy
• Tuition assistance
• College coaching
• Short- and long-term disability
• Voluntary AD&D coverage
• Voluntary accident coverage
• Voluntary life insurance
• Voluntary disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term care insurance
• Mobile service & home internet discounts
• Pet insurance
• Access to commuter and transit programs