Cybersecurity Engineer

Tillster•San Diego, CA

33d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Associate Cyber Security Engineer is responsible for monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and responding to security threats across the organization’s systems and networks. This role is hands-on and operational, serving as the front line of defense by investigating alerts, responding to incidents, and supporting continuous improvement of the security program.

Requirements

MUST BE BASED IN SAN DIEGO, CA
Local Candidates Only
No Visa Sponsorship

Nice To Haves

Principals only – no Agencies or calls please

Responsibilities

Monitor security alerts from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and other security tools
Identify suspicious activity, anomalies, and potential security incidents
Triage alerts and determine severity, scope, and impact
Escalate incidents according to defined procedures
Investigate security events and confirm true positives
Assist with containment, eradication, and recovery efforts
Collect and preserve evidence for incident analysis
Participate in post-incident reviews and lessons learned
Analyze attacker techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs)
Stay current on emerging threats and vulnerabilities
Contribute to threat intelligence and detection improvements
Recommend enhancements to alerting and response processes
Review vulnerability scan results and assist with validation
Track remediation efforts and verify fixes
Assist in developing, delivering, and maintaining security awareness training for employees, including onboarding and annual refresher content
Plan, configure, and execute phishing simulation campaigns in coordination with senior team members
Monitor and triage user-reported suspicious emails, escalating confirmed phishing attempts as security incidents
Analyze phishing simulation and training results to identify high-risk users, departments, and trends
Coordinate targeted follow-up training for users who repeatedly fail phishing simulations
Track training completion and report security awareness program metrics to leadership
Document incidents, investigations, and response actions
Maintain runbooks, playbooks, and procedures
Prepare reports and metrics for leadership and compliance needs
Work closely with Security Engineers, IT, and DevOps teams
Provide guidance during active security incidents
Support audits and compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, etc.)

Benefits

medical, dental, vision and FSA benefits
Healthcare and Dependent Care reimbursement programs
Employee Assistance Program (“EAP”)
Optum Care 24-hour confidential medical counseling services
ten (10) paid holidays per calendar year
15 days of PTO in the first 12-months of continuous service, and 22 days in subsequent years
Eligible part-time employees earn pro-rated PTO
401(k) Plan
college tuition and education assistance programs
Udemy Learning courses
ongoing learning and development opportunities