Truist Financial

Cyber Incident Management Engineer

Truist Financial$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in cybersecurity or related fields.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in security engineering or cybersecurity roles.
  • Developing knowledge in cybersecurity principles and concepts.
  • Experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
  • Proficiency in managing information security technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Act as Incident Manager for information security incidents and drive end-to-end response.
  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders for alignment during incidents.
  • Design and implement automation solutions for Cyber Incident Management processes.
  • Develop workflows for incident intake, triage, and stakeholder communications.
  • Leverage scripting, APIs, and orchestration tools to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Partner with stakeholders to translate operational needs into scalable automation.
  • Manage cybersecurity automation projects from planning through implementation.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for continuous professional development and certifications.
  • Access to advanced technology and tools for cybersecurity.
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Chance to lead impactful projects in cybersecurity.
  • Flexible working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Leads enterprise cyber incident and high-risk vulnerability response efforts, coordinating cross-functional teams to assess, contain, and remediate threats. Designs and delivers automation solutions that improve Cyber Incident Management and cybersecurity program execution. Partners across security, technology, and business teams to enhance operational efficiency, accountability, reporting, and response outcomes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

  • Act as Incident Manager / Incident Coordinator for information security incidents, investigations, events, zero-days, and high-risk vulnerabilities. Drive end-to-end response from intake through containment, remediation, and closure.


  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders during incidents and operational initiatives to drive alignment, accountability, and execution.


  • Design and implement automation solutions that improve Cyber Incident Management processes and operational efficiency.


  • Develop workflows that support incident intake, triage, escalation, stakeholder communications, action tracking, and closure.


  • Leverage scripting, APIs, AI-enabled technologies, orchestration tools, and Microsoft 365 platforms to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.


  • Partner with technical and business stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable automation and process improvements.


  • Manage cybersecurity automation projects and process improvement initiatives from planning through implementation.


  • Maintain project plans, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, action items, and executive updates.


  • Develop and maintain operational dashboards, metrics, scorecards, and leadership reporting to measure performance and identify improvement opportunities.


  • Analyze incidents, project, and operational data to support governance, decision making, and continuous improvement.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
2. Minimum of 3 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
3. Developing knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
4. Experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
5. Proficiency in implementing and managing information security technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.


  • Experience supporting cybersecurity operations, cyber incident management, major incident management, or related technology operations.


  • Experience designing or supporting automation using scripting, APIs, workflow orchestration, artificial intelligence, or Microsoft 365 platforms.


  • Experience coordinating cross-functional projects, operational initiatives, or process-improvement efforts.


  • Experience gathering requirements, analyzing workflows, and translating business needs into technical or operational solutions.


  • Strong organizational, analytical, facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills.


  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.


  • Experience supporting a Cyber Incident Response Coordinator, Cyber Incident Management, Incident Command, or Major Incident Management function.


  • Experience with Power Automate, Power Apps, SOAR platforms, Copilot, AI-enabled automation, or comparable workflow technologies.


  • Experience integrating security technologies such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, ticketing platforms, and APIs.


  • Experience leading cybersecurity automation, process-improvement, or operational transformation initiatives.


  • Experience developing dashboards, key performance indicators, operational metrics, and executive reporting.


  • Knowledge of cybersecurity incident response, security operations, risk management, and governance practices.


  • Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, PMP, CAPM, Scrum, Agile, ITIL, or equivalent.

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