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# Engineer Level 3 Security Engineer

- **Company:** Kforce Inc.
- **Location:** Blue Ash, OH, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Runbook, Security Information and Event Management, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Mitre Att&ck, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response
- **Published:** August 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d71720f8-fd21-435f-9d2f-1e621696757e

## About the Role

This is a senior-level individual contributor role requiring strong Security Operations experience, critical thinking, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate effectively in high-pressure situations. The ideal candidate will be able to break down complex technical information and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders., * Strong experience in Security Operations, security investigations, and incident response

 * Hands-on experience investigating and responding to security events and incidents
 * Experience supporting containment, eradication, and recovery activities
 * Experience with security alerts and detections
 * Experience developing or maintaining security playbooks and/or runbooks
 * Understanding of Security Operations tooling such as SIEM/SOAR, EDR, email security gateways, and firewalls
 * Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
 * Ability to break down complex technical topics and communicate them clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills
 * Demonstrated leadership within an individual contributor role
 * Experience mentoring junior team members

Nice-to-Haves:

 * Experience with detection engineering
 * Experience with rule or alert tuning
 * Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, including mapping security activity or detections to relevant tactics and techniques
 * Experience with cloud environments such as Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or AWS
 * Familiarity with Google Security Operations
 * Experience contributing to tabletop exercises or security audits

## Description

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Engineer Level 3 Security Engineer in Blue Ash, OH., * Lead containment, eradication, and recovery efforts for endpoint, cloud, identity, and other security incidents

 * Serve as an escalation point for complex security events and incidents
 * Investigate security events and determine appropriate response actions
 * Contribute to the development and improvement of security playbooks and runbooks
 * Provide feedback to the Detection team to improve the quality of detections, enrichment, and automated response
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve logging visibility and response readiness
 * Contribute to operational maturity through playbooks, mentoring, tabletop exercises, detections, and audits
 * Mentor junior team members and help build their Security Operations capabilities
 * Communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders


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