Sr. Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer
3+ months ago• Flexible / Remote
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Hi, We’re AppFolio
We’re innovators, changemakers, and collaborators. We’re more than just a software company – we’re pioneers in cloud and AI who deliver magical experiences that make our customers’ lives easier. We’re revolutionizing how people do business in the real estate industry, and we want your ideas, enthusiasm, and passion to help us keep innovating.
We seek a highly skilled and motivated Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer to join our security team. This role is critical in defending the organization against cyber threats by detecting, analyzing, and responding to security incidents. The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, deep technical knowledge, strong analytical skills, and a passion for staying ahead of emerging threats.
Your Impact:
- Incident Detection and Response:
- Act as the Incident Commander when responding to cyber threats.
- Lead incident response efforts in real-time, managing communications and documentation throughout the incident lifecycle.
- Investigate, contain, and recover from security incidents, ensuring root cause analysis and threat remediation are completed.
- Technical Incident Response:
- Perform in-depth analysis of malware, network attacks, and other security breaches using digital forensic tools and techniques.
- Collect and preserve evidence in a forensically sound manner to support legal and regulatory requirements if needed.
- Automate incident response activities using scripting or other programming skills.
- Streamline technical response process and procedures
- Collaboration and Reporting:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Product Engineering, Platform operations, and many other stakeholders, to mitigate risks and improve incident response processes.
- Prepare detailed reports on incident findings, root cause analysis, and remediation recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Continuously improve incident response playbooks, processes, and security controls.
- Security Improvements:
- Identify opportunities to enhance security posture through lessons learned from incidents, emerging threat landscapes, and evolving attack techniques.
- Work closely with Security and Engineering teams to implement stronger security measures.
- Conduct regular tabletop exercises and simulations to test the organization’s incident response readiness.
- Threat Intelligence and Research:
- Stay up-to-date on the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, attack vectors, and threat intelligence to enhance detection and response strategies.
- Actively contribute to knowledge sharing and mentoring within the security team.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills, organizational skills, verbal and written communication, and time management skills. Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- 3-5 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on incident response, threat hunting, and forensics.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, QRadar), EDR solutions, firewalls, and IDS/IPS.
- Hands-on experience with network protocols, system architectures, and security tools.
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Hands-on experience working with AWS
Proficiency in analyzing security event logs, malware reverse engineering, and digital forensics.
Hands-on experience with scripting languages (Ruby, Bash, Python, etc.) for automation and incident response support.
Nice to have:
- SANS GCIH, GCFE, GCFA or GREM certifications
- Other Digital forensics and Incident Response certifications.
Compensation & Benefits
The base salary/hourly wage that we reasonably expect to pay for this role is: $114,400-$143,000
The actual base salary/hourly wage for this role will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: the candidate’s skills, education, experience, etc.
Please note that base pay is one important aspect of a compelling Total Rewards package. The base pay range indicated here does not include any additional benefits or bonuses/commissions that you may be eligible for based on your role and/or employment type.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
Regular full-time employees are eligible for benefits - see here.
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Client-provided location(s): Flexible / Remote
Job ID: o1ZNufw1-CxbKYfwa
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-01-15T23:34:42
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