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Expert (Staff) Cyber Risk Management Engineer

Yesterday Flexible / Remote

This position does not offer work visa sponsorship

We are looking for an Expert (Staff) Cyber Risk Management Engineer to evolve our intelligence driven detection pipeline, incident response program, and purple team initiatives. You'll play a key role in shaping how we detect, respond to, and learn from adversary behaviors across our environments.

As a member of the Cyber Risk Management team, you will be responsible for handling complex security incidents as an Incident Commander, building detections and detection frameworks, collaborating with cross functional peers, and helping to drive our overall security strategy.

Responsibilities:

Incident Command and Response - Tier 3 Escalation

  • Act as the Incident Commander for critical security events as part of our on-call rotation.
  • Foster a culture of learning through blameless post-mortems to drive measurable improvements in both processes and tooling.
  • Analyze security alerts and data from various sources (SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, logs) to identify and investigate sophisticated threats.
  • Lead tabletop exercises and IR simulations to a variety of audiences in order to test and refine incident response plans, identify weaknesses, and enhance communication and collaboration.

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Threat Hunting and Intelligence
  • Proactively identify potential threats and weaknesses across systems and networks through hypothesis driven threat hunting.
  • Identify gaps in detection coverage and proactively develop new telemetry, detections, and analytic approaches to address emerging threats across endpoint, identity, cloud, and network domains.
  • Fuse internal telemetry with open source, commercial, and internal intelligence sources to prioritize risks and improve detection strategies.
  • Track adversary TTPs and feed findings back into our hunting and detection pipelines.

Strategic Leadership
  • Leverage automation, enrichment, and playbook-driven workflows to reduce manual triage, improve signal quality, and scale detection and response capabilities.
  • Work closely with engineering, IT, and risk/compliance teams to improve detection coverage and incident preparedness.
  • Lead exploration and responsible adoption of AI to improve detection, response, and analyst workflows, while deeply analyzing how adversarial use of AI evolves tradecraft, reshapes attack surfaces, and impacts enterprise risk.
  • Translate technical findings into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders, contributing to executive-facing metrics and narratives around detection efficacy and risk reduction.
  • Anticipate and prepare for evolving threats and technology shifts by proactively adapting tooling and detection strategies.

Qualifications:

  • 7+ years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
  • 7+ years of combined hands-on IT and security architecture development and implementation work experience with a broad exposure to infrastructure/network and multi-platform environments.
  • Deep understanding of operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS), network protocols, cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), and common attack techniques (MITRE ATT&CK).
  • Proficiency with investigation and forensic tools such as EDR platforms (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne), log aggregators (Splunk, ELK), and packet capture tools (Wireshark, Zeek).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead high-pressure incident response scenarios across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation and analysis or experience with SOAR platforms is highly preferred.

Base Pay Information

The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications, and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
Pay Grade 25. $142,107 - $308,050

Additional Information:

Behind the smile! We are dedicated to safeguarding the health and financial stability of our employees and their loved ones. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:
  • Competitive base and incentive pay
  • 401(k) with robust matching and non-matching contributions
  • Rich medical & pharmacy benefits
  • 100% employer-paid dental and vision benefits
  • Holistic wellbeing program with deep financial incentives
  • Generous paid time off plus 12 paid holidays and your birthday off
  • Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
  • Family support: adoption assistance, fertility treatment, child, elder & pet care assistance
  • Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
  • Employee discount program

Fair Chance Ordinances and Criminal Background Considerations

This position requires that the applicant undergo a background check. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with any applicable federal, state or local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and/or New York Corrections Law Article 23-A.

Important Work Authorization Information

Please note, Delta Dental will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.

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Client-provided location(s): Flexible / Remote, Gunnison, CO
Job ID: Delta_Dental-3146
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-03-18T23:37:11

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Adoption Leave
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Vacation and Time Off

      • Paid Vacation
      • Paid Holidays
      • Personal/Sick Days
      • Volunteer Time Off
    • Financial and Retirement

      • 401(K)
      • 401(K) With Company Matching
      • Performance Bonus
    • Professional Development

      • Leadership Training Program
      • Tuition Reimbursement
      • Promote From Within
      • Access to Online Courses
    • Diversity and Inclusion