Senior Incident Response Analyst

🇺🇸 Piscataway, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $108K - $165K 💻 Cybersecurity 🗓️ October 27th, 2026

SaaS Python CISSP

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Senior Incident Response Analyst. The analyst runs day-to-day incident detection and response for the Office of Information Technology, monitors security incidents across Rutgers' computing environment, and serves as the escalation point for other incident response analysts. The role reports to the Associate Director.

Highlights

Hunt for evidence of threats and suspicious behavior and use the data to strengthen security controls and processes.
Investigate complex incidents with forensic analysis across networks, workstations, servers, and other connected devices.
Advise university business units while taking part in every phase of the incident response program, from preparation through remediation.
At least five years of information security experience, such as vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, or security operations, and five years in an enterprise technical environment are required, along with a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Working knowledge of security monitoring tools such as SIEM and EDR and of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST incident response is expected.
Experience with an enterprise SIEM platform, regular expressions, and a scripting language such as Python, PowerShell, or Perl is needed.
Preferred qualifications include three years in incident response, threat hunting, SOC operations, or digital forensics, and certifications such as GCFA, GCIH, CISSP, or CySA+.
Salary ranges from $108,147 to $165,471 for a full-time, 37.5-hour week.