General Motors

Sr Cybersecurity Engineer - Incident Response

General Motors • $100K — $130K *
Irving, TX 75061In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP and OSI model.
  • Experience configuring and triaging multiple host and server operating systems (Windows, macOS, Linux).
  • Strong proficiency with application-layer protocols such as HTTP, SSH, SSL/TLS, and DNS.
  • Advanced expertise in securing enterprise environments across networks, servers, and data storage platforms.
  • Extensive cloud security knowledge across Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage infrastructure and security controls through CI/CD pipelines and automation scripting.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess risk and evaluate impact from complex datasets.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement security capabilities to mitigate threats to networks, systems, and users.
  • Develop and deploy detection logic across SIEM and cloud environments with automated pipelines.
  • Write, maintain, and review production-quality code for security detections and automation.
  • Build and enhance SOAR playbooks for incident response and case management.
  • Partner with SOC teams to streamline workflows and reduce detection response times.
  • Translate threat intelligence into actionable security control improvements.
  • Collaborate with leadership on initiatives to enhance organizational security maturity.

Benefits

  • 401K matching from day one.
  • 12 weeks of fully paid bonding leave for new parents.
  • Tuition assistance and training programs.
  • GM employee auto discount.
  • Community service pay benefits.
  • Nine company holidays offered.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Opportunity to work in a hybrid model: Potential to work 4 days onsite and 1 day remote

Responsibilities

About the role:
The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, operating, and continuously improving security capabilities that identify, analyze, and mitigate threats to corporate networks, systems, data, and users. This role focuses on delivering scalable, well-engineered security controls and detection mechanisms aligned with mature threat detection, automation, and response practices. The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer partners closely with security leadership, IT, and business stakeholders to define core security requirements, design and deploy security technologies, and perform ongoing tuning, alerting, and optimization to ensure effectiveness and reduce operational noise. This engineer treats detections and security controls as code, leveraging automation, version control, and repeatable workflows to support reliability and continuous improvement.

Job Duties
  • Technologies supported by this role may include, but are not limited to, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR), User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA), Host Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS), and web and email security gateways, across both on-premises and cloud environments. In addition to hands-on technical implementation, this role is responsible for clearly communicating security risks, requirements, and recommendations to cybersecurity leadership and management, contributing to incident response readiness, and supporting the ongoing maturation of the enterprise security program.
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable detection logic across SIEM and cloud environments using mature IoC principles, detections-as-code practices, Git, and automated pipelines.
  • Write, maintain, and review production-quality code (Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash) to support security detections, automation, custom tooling, and API integrations.
  • Build, enhance, and maintain SOAR playbooks integrated with incident response and case management systems to enable enrichment, automation, and rapid response.
  • Partner closely with SOC and Incident Response teams to understand workflow bottlenecks, serve as an escalation point for detection pipelines and tooling, and reduce time-to-resolution.
  • Translate threat intelligence, post-incident analysis, and tabletop exercise outcomes into actionable detections, automation, and security control improvements.
  • Proactively evaluate emerging security technologies and capabilities, providing recommendations that strengthen protection of enterprise information assets.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership to plan and execute initiatives that accelerate organizational security maturity and operational effectiveness.
  • Support security governance efforts by maintaining procedures, standards, and technical documentation, and by participating in periodic risk assessments.


Qualifications

What makes you an ideal candidate?
  • Deep understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, the OSI model, subnetting, routing and switching, load balancing concepts, and both local and wide area networking protocols.
  • Experience configuring and triaging multiple host and server operating systems (Windows, macOS and Linux)
  • Strong proficiency with application-layer protocols such as HTTP, SSH, SSL/TLS, and DNS, and how they impact security architecture and operations.
  • Experience in hands-on alert triage, ongoing monitoring, and investigation is a plus
  • Advanced expertise in infrastructure design, management, and securing enterprise environments across servers, clients, users, networks, and data storage platforms.
  • Extensive cloud security knowledge, including hands-on experience securing deployments in Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform, as well as containerized and Kubernetes-based environments, managed PaaS services, Agile, and DevOps ecosystems.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage infrastructure and security controls through CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows, including scripting and automation using languages such as Python, Go, and JavaScript.
  • Strong understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM) best practices, project management methodologies, and experience using UML design tools to document and communicate system designs.
  • Familiarity with IR specific frameworks "i.e. NIST Incident Response Lifecycle and/or MITRE ATT&CK Framework"
  • Commitment to staying current on evolving security and privacy legislation, regulations, vulnerabilities, advisories, and emerging threats.
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to apply structured analysis methods to identify trends, assess risk, and evaluate business impact from complex datasets.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills, including technical writing, documentation (Visio and Microsoft Office tools), mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically, solve problems creatively, and approach challenges with an open, innovative, and detail-oriented mindset while maintaining effective planning, time management, and delegation skills.

Experience and Education
  • 3-5 years of experience in large and complex business environments with a successful track record working directly with senior level management preferred
  • 3-5 years of experience in one or more of the following domains: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Network Engineering, or Network Operations, Information Technology, Application Development preferred
  • High School Diploma or equivalent required
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience strongly preferred


Licenses and Certifications
  • One or more security and cloud related certifications, such as CISSP, CCNP-Security, GIAC, CEH, or CPTS, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect, highly preferred

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pays and nine company holidays.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 4-days a week in office

About General Motors

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars in India. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury. General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services. In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

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Learn more about General Motors
Size
157,000 employees
Market Cap
$46.9 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$6.4 billion
Founded
1908
5 Year Trend
-3.2%
Revenue
$122.4 billion
NASDAQ
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