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# Senior Incident Responder

- **Company:** TENEX SECURITY, INC.
- **Location:** Overland Park, KS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Information and Event Management, Software Engineering, Cyber Threat Analysis, Build Management, Information Technology, 3-tier Architectures
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c363cabc92ba16b0

## About the Role

* 5+ years in incident response with at least 2 years as a tier 3 analyst,
 * At least 2 years experience working actual incidents end-to-end,
 * Deep knowledge of attacker techniques, forensics, and modern detection tooling (SIEM/SOAR, EDR).
 * Cloud incident response experience across AWS, GCP, or Azure.
 * Ability to communicate clearly with both technical teams and customers.

Bonus Points:

 * Experience in an MDR/MSSP environment.
 * Threat-hunting or detection-engineering background.
 * Experience presenting findings to executive or client stakeholders.

Education & Certifications:

 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
 * Relevant certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, or CISSP are a plus.

## Description

* Lead incident investigations. Own complex investigations from detection through containment, eradication, and recovery.
 * Drive customer response. Act as a strategic advisor to clients through active incidents as a calm, credible technical lead.
 * Improve response playbooks. Turn lessons from real incidents into better detections and repeatable response procedures.
 * Design and build data collection and preservation toolkit. Work with engineering to automate key processes in the TENEX platform, ensuring reliability and non-repudiation.
 * Build and deliver the custom incident response readiness assessment program, ensuring clients are prepared for an incident by strategically closing existing gaps.
 * Partner across business units. Work with Detection Engineering, Forward Deployment, and Software Engineering to close gaps and drive product improvements.
 * Mentor the analyst team. Provide coaching to SOC analysts to raise the bar on investigation quality.


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