4 days ago
SOC Incident Response Engineer
Akkodis Group Nordics
On Site
Full Time
$130,000
Cleveland, OH
Job Overview
Job TitleSOC Incident Response Engineer
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary$130,000
LocationCleveland, OH
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Job Description
SOC/Incident Response Engineer
Akkodis is seeking a SOC/Incident Response Engineer for a Direct Hire position with a client in Cleveland, OH/ Columbus, OH/ Chicago, IL (Hybrid). This role offers a competitive salary range of $103k to $130k per year, negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.Job Responsibilities Include
- Monitor, analyze, and investigate security alerts using SIEM, EDR, NDR, and cloud‑native security tools to detect active threats and suspicious behavior.
- Own the full incident response lifecycle, including triage, investigation, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
- Conduct digital forensics and malware triage across endpoints, servers, and cloud environments to identify root cause, scope, and indicators of compromise.
- Perform proactive threat hunting based on emerging threats, adversary TTPs, and threat intelligence to improve detection coverage.
- Develop, tune, and optimize detection rules, alerts, and response playbooks to enhance SOC effectiveness and reduce false positives.
- Collaborate with IT, cloud, security engineering, and governance teams to drive remediation efforts, improve security controls, and strengthen overall incident readiness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent hands-on experience).
- 3–7 years of hands-on experience in a SOC, incident response, digital forensics, or a closely related cybersecurity role.
- Proven, deep technical experience responding to real-world security incidents end to end, including SIEM-based detection, investigation, and remediation across endpoint and cloud environments.
- Demonstrated ability to stay ahead of emerging threats through proactive threat hunting, threat intelligence research, and continuous improvement of detection and response capabilities.
- 401K
- PTO
- Employee perks
- SOC
- Incident Response
- Cybersecurity
- SIEM
- EDR
- NDR
- Digital Forensics
- Threat Hunting
- Malware Triage
- Security Engineering
How to Get Hired at Akkodis Group Nordics
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 3-7 years of SOC/IR experience, SIEM, EDR, and forensics skills.
- Showcase incident response ownership: Detail your end-to-end incident handling experience and proactive threat hunting achievements.
- Quantify your impact: Use metrics to demonstrate how you improved detection, reduced false positives, or strengthened security.
- Prepare for technical questions: Be ready to discuss your experience with specific tools and real-world incident scenarios.
- Network with the recruiter: Reach out to Shweta.Ojha@akkodisgroup.com for insights on the role and company culture.
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