Cyber Defense Engineer

Cyber Defense Engineer – ServiceNow Security Operations (SecOps)

Job Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Director of Cyber Defense Operations

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Defense Engineer with hands-on experience in ServiceNow Security Operations (SecOps) to join our growing cybersecurity team. In this role, you will be responsible for enhancing our threat detection and response capabilities, integrating tools and systems into the ServiceNow SecOps platform, and improving our overall security posture through automation and orchestration.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with operate, maintain, and optimize the ServiceNow Security Operations suite, including:
  • Security Incident Response (SIR)
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Vulnerability Response
  • Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)
• Collaborate with our Cyber Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts, Threat Intelligence teams, and Security Incident responders to streamline response workflows using security tooling, including Service Now SecOps.
• Develop and maintain integrations between ServiceNow SecOps and other security tools (e.g., SIEMs, threat intel platforms, vulnerability scanners, CMDBs).
• Design and implement playbooks and workflows to automate incident triage, response, and remediation actions.
• Analyze security events, identify trends, and recommend solutions to mitigate future threats.
• Ensure that incident handling procedures and escalation paths are documented and maintained in the platform.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and analysts.
• Stay current with evolving threat landscapes, security tooling and ServiceNow SecOps capabilities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 - 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2+ years of hands-on experience with ServiceNow Security Operations.
• Strong understanding of security incident response, vulnerability management, and threat intelligence processes.
• Experience building custom workflows, business rules, and integrations in ServiceNow using JavaScript, REST APIs, and MID Servers.
• Familiarity with security tools and technologies such as SIEMs (ArcSight, Sentinel, etc.), EDR, threat intelligence platforms, and vulnerability scanners (e.g., Rapid 7, Qualys, Tenable).
• Working knowledge of NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, and other security frameworks.
• Experience with SOAR playbook development is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ServiceNow Certified Implementation Specialist – Security Incident Response or Vulnerability Response.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, or Security+.
• Experience with the Microsoft Security stack, including Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, and the broader Microsoft 365 and Azure ecosystems
• Experience in Operational Technology environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, cloud security (AWS, Azure), or infrastructure-as-code is a bonus.

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