Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, McCrary Institute

🇺🇸 Auburn, AL

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $60K - $108K

💻 Cybersecurity

🗓️ November 18th, 2025

CISSP SIEM CEH

Edtech.com's Summary

Auburn University is hiring a Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at the Charles D. McCrary Institute. The role involves leading advanced incident response and threat hunting efforts within the Security Operations Center and Information Sharing and Analysis Center, while also developing automation solutions and supporting state and local cybersecurity partners. The analyst will integrate operational security activities with research and field teams to enhance cybersecurity defenses.

Highlights

Lead incident response activities including containment and recovery of security events.

Conduct proactive threat hunting and develop threat intelligence for critical infrastructure partners.

Design and fine-tune SOAR playbooks to improve operational efficiency.

Lead security assessments, vulnerability analyses, and cyber tabletop exercises.

Prepare detailed technical reports and operational briefs for stakeholders.

Mentor junior analysts and student interns to promote professional growth.

Integrate lab-developed cybersecurity solutions into SOC operations.

Proficiency with SIEM, EDR tools, advanced threat hunting, automation, and scripting languages.

Strong knowledge of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT).

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or IT and 3 years of cybersecurity operations or incident response experience.