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Cyber Security Engineer

Job Summary:

Our client in Irvine, CA is looking for a Cyber Security Engineer. This is a contract position.

What You Will Do:

This role is responsible for enhancing the cybersecurity incident response capabilities, focusing on proactive threat detection, swift response, and minimizing downtime and impact. This individual will act as an Incident Commander, ensuring that security incidents are managed efficiently, resources are optimized, and communication remains clear. The Incident Response Commander will develop and refine processes, automation, and integrations to strengthen the security posture and ensure robust incident response capabilities.

Responsibilities: 

Lead Incident Response Efforts: Act as the Incident Commander during cybersecurity incidents, assessing the scope, impact, and containment strategies. Coordinate resources across to maximize incident detection and response efforts.Develop and Implement Incident Response Processes: Design, integrate, and execute detailed incident response processes, including configuring and integrating threat detection tools, establishing automated response mechanisms, and defining clear escalation paths.Manage Communication and Escalation Channels: Serve as the primary point of contact for incident response activities, facilitating communication between stakeholders. Establish robust communication channels and ensure effective escalation paths are in place.Configure and Automate Security Tools: Set up, integrate, and maintain security monitoring and response tools. Focus on automating repetitive tasks and response actions to enhance efficiency and reduce response time.Continuous Improvement and Process Testing: Conduct regular incident response exercises and post-incident reviews to identify gaps, improve response capabilities, and refine processes.Availability for On-Call Duty: Be prepared for on-call availability, responding to incidents as they arise, including outside normal business hours, to ensure continuous protection.

What You Will Need:

Basics:

Strong incident command experience, with a proven ability to manage and prioritize incidents, optimize resources, and make rapid, high-impact decisions under pressure.Experience configuring and automating security tools (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, EDR), with a focus on enhancing detection and response capabilities through automation.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, capable of coordinating across technical teams, executive leadership, and external partners.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience in threat analysis, forensic investigation, and incident response strategy development.Comprehensive knowledge of RESTful APIs and data integration techniques to enable efficient, secure, and scalable data flow and communication between security systems and user-facing platforms.Strong familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible to automate and standardize security configurations across diverse environments.Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and modern software development practices to ensure high standards of consistency, quality, and automation in deploying and updating security tools.Salary range: 108k - 148k annual. 

How You Will Be Successful:

Envision the FutureCommunicate Honestly and BroadlySeek Technology and Business “First”Embrace Diversity and Take Risks

What We Offer:

Competitive SalaryComprehensive Benefit Package401(k) with matching contributionsPaid Time OffEmployee DiscountsFree training on all Altair products

Why Work with Us:

Altair is a global technology company that provides software and cloud solutions in the area of data analytics, product development, and high-performance computing (HPC). Altair enables organizations in nearly every industry to compete more effectively in a connected world, while creating a more sustainable future. With more than 3,000 engineers, scientists, and creative thinkers in 25 countries, we help solve our customer’s toughest challenges and deliver unparalleled service, helping the innovators innovate, drive better decisions, and turn today’s problems into tomorrow’s opportunities.

Our vision is to transform customer decision making with data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing.

For more than 30 years, we have been helping our customers integrate electronics and controls with mechanical design to expand product value, develop AI, simulation and data-driven digital twins to drive better decisions, and deliver advanced HPC and cloud solutions to support unlimited idea exploration. To learn more, please visit

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Altair is an equal opportunity employer. Our backgrounds are diverse, and every member of our global team is critical to our success. Altair’s history demonstrations a belief that empowering each individual authentic voice reinforces a culture that thrives because of the uniqueness among our team.

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