SeniorCybersecurityEngineer

**If you are a current Barnard College employee, please use the internal career site to apply for this position.** **Job:** Senior Cybersecurity Engineer We are seeking a seasoned Cybersecurity Engineer to join our team as the primary architect of our automated defense posture, primary defender, and technical security strategist. This is not an entry-level cybersecurity role; it is designed for a "builder" who can bridge the gap between traditional security operations and modern automation, ensuring our small team operates with maximum efficiency through code and systemic hardening. We are looking for a practitioner with 3–5 years of direct experience in security engineering, operations, or risk mitigation. You will: \- Partner with the Director, Information Security to update and implement the cybersecurity roadmap, \- Guide the secure integration of AI tools into Barnard administrative processes, \- Take ownership of our security tools, \- Lead incident response efforts, and \- Drive our security hygiene and vulnerability management programs. **Job Description:** ## Primary Responsibilities ### **Security Operations & Incident Response (50%)** * Incident Response: Drive the end-to-end incident response lifecycle with a focus on leading our response to active incidents, utilizing automation to speed up containment and recovery. * MSSP Partnership: Own the relationships with our Managed Security Service Providers to ensure service level agreements are met, expanding their reach and maximizing service value. * Detection Engineering: Expand and optimize our SIEM and XDR capabilities to enhance our MDR service and streamline threat hunting capabilities. Develop and tune custom alerting logic and automated playbooks to reduce dwell times. * Threat Hunting: Search for malicious activity within our environment and take appropriate action to reduce risk of data loss. * Emerging Trends: Stay up-to-date on emerging security trends, vulnerabilities, and threat actors and reco