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Posted Apr 25, 2026

Cybersecurity Engineer - Incident Response & Threat Detection

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This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: United States Job Description Fragomen, an AmLaw 100 Firm and the leading global immigration services provider, is seeking a Cyber Security Engineer with strong experience in Incident Response, digital forensics, and threat detection to join our Information Security & Cyber Security team. Our industry-leading, immigration-specific technology and infrastructure is undergoing significant transformation, and security is critical to its success. We are seeking a professional who is passionate about protecting the organization, capable of leading response efforts during security incidents, and eager to mature enterprise-wide incident detection, investigation, and response capabilities. You will join a team of security engineers who make security a differentiator in our technology offerings. The successful candidate will play a key role in detecting, investigating, containing, and remediating cyber incidents, while helping to strengthen Fragomen’s overall security posture. How Will You Make a Difference at Fragomen? As a Security Engineer focused on Incident Response, you will: • Lead and support end-to-end incident response activities, including detection, analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery. • Monitor, investigate, and correlate security alerts using SIEM, EDR, and forensic tools. • Perform digital forensic investigations across endpoints, servers, cloud, and network environments. • Triage and escalate security events in accordance with established incident response procedures. • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve incident response playbooks, SOPs, and workflows. • Improve alert quality and response effectiveness through root cause analysis and post-incident reviews. • Partner with IT, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and Risk teams during security incidents. • Support regulatory, legal, and client-driven incident response and reporting requirements. • Participate in and facilitate incident response tabletop exercises and simulations. • Contribute to the design and enhancement of detection, logging, and monitoring capabilities. • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior analysts and security team members. Required Qualifications • 1+ years of experience in cybersecurity, incident response, or security operations. • Hands-on experience responding to security incidents in enterprise environments. • Strong ability to analyze security events and perform technical investigations. • Working knowledge of: • TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs, firewalls, and proxy technologies • Windows and Linux operating systems • Identity and access systems and authentication mechanisms • Experience using SIEM and security platforms such as: • Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, ArcSight, ELK, or similar • Ability to identify and respond to: • Phishing and business email compromise • Malware and ransomware • Credential compromise • Lateral movement and persistence mechanisms • Brute-force and privilege escalation attacks • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially during high-pressure incidents. • Demonstrated ability to follow structured processes while continuously improving them. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with EDR, SOAR, and forensic tooling (e.g., CrowdStrike, Defender, Carbon Black, EnCase, Velociraptor, etc.). • Experience supporting investigations involving legal, compliance, or regulatory stakeholders. • Knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK and modern adversary tactics. • Experience with cloud and SaaS incident response (Azure, M365, AWS, etc.). • Relevant certifications, including: • GIAC (GCIH, GCFA, GCIA) • Offensive Security (OSCP, OSCE, OSEE) • Vendor certifications (Splunk, Sentinel, CrowdStrike, etc.) All offers and/or employment contracts are contingent upon the successful completion of the Firm’s pre-employment screening process. This process may include verifying the candidate’s identity, confirming legal authorization to work in the offered position's location, and conducting a comprehensive background check, where permitted by local regulations. This offer from "Fragomen" has been enriched by Jobgether.com and got a 72% flex score.
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