Job Description

Company Overview

At The Intersect Group, we partner with organizations that prioritize security, resilience, and operational excellence. Our client is a nationally recognized enterprise with a strong commitment to protecting its digital assets and customer data. Their cybersecurity team plays a critical role in defending against evolving threats, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement across infrastructure and operations.

Role Summary

We are seeking a CSOC Operations Engineer III to serve as a technical leader in incident response, threat detection, and cybersecurity infrastructure operations. This role is responsible for guiding tactical execution, mentoring junior staff, and driving automation and orchestration across security platforms. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise across multiple cybersecurity domains and a strong background in enterprise IT systems, networking, and compliance.

You will lead incident response efforts, support complex infrastructure operations, and contribute to threat analysis and remediation. Your work will directly impact the organization’s ability to detect, respond to, and prevent cyber threats while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards such as PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and SOX.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity incident response efforts, including threat hunting, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments.
• Serve as a third-tier escalation point for cybersecurity infrastructure issues and provide subject matter expertise across technologies.
• Drive continuous improvement of operational capabilities, automation, and orchestration within the CSOC.
• Support project transitions and ensure cybersecurity standards are met across prevention, detection, and response.
• Perform advanced threat analysis, including malware investigation, network intrusion detection, and exploit mitigation.
• Guide risk scoring processes and validate remediation efforts.
• Mentor IT staff, lead training initiatives, and evaluate documentation for completeness and accuracy.
• Stay current with emerging cybersecurity tools, techniques, and adversary tactics.

Key Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in cyber security
• Knows network and alerting
• Experience in orchestration and automation
• NIST framework exp
• Cloud security experience
• Endpoint security platform exp
• Palo exp +++ (open to other firewall exp)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in penetration testing, application security, and encryption methodologies.
• Background in planning and executing technical backlogs for continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Palo Alto platforms and CIS controls implementation.

Ready to Lead and Protect?

If you're a cybersecurity expert ready to take ownership of incident response and infrastructure operations in a high-impact environment, we want to hear from you. Apply today with your resume and contact information to connect with The Intersect Group.

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