About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Cybersecurity & Privacy.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an Incident Response–focused associate to support cyber incident response, threat analysis, and digital forensics across client environments. This is a hands-on role where you will triage alerts, analyze telemetry, help contain and remediate incidents, and contribute to strengthening client resilience.

• Support cyber incident response activities: triage alerts, validate severity, and document findings
• Analyze logs, endpoint telemetry, and threat intelligence to identify attack patterns and trace malicious activity
• Assist with containment, eradication, and recovery actions across client environments
• Perform basic digital forensics to preserve evidence, reconstruct timelines, and summarize technical observations
• Update incident response plans, playbooks, and case records with investigative outcomes and response steps
• Monitor SOC workflows to help detect anomalies and escalate urgent threats
• Contribute to vulnerability assessment and remediation tracking tied to incident root causes
• Prepare clear technical summaries and status updates for internal teams and client stakeholders
• Operate with a learning mindset — take ownership of assigned tasks and escalate appropriately

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• 1+ year of professional experience in cybersecurity, incident response, SOC, or related technical role
• Basic familiarity with log analysis, endpoint data, and threat intelligence
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in fast-paced client engagements and adapt to changing priorities

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Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Degree fields: Computer Science, Information Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Business Administration/Management, or related
• Experience with digital forensics tools, EDR platforms, SIEM, or threat-hunting workflows
• Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, governance, and remediation best practices
• Familiarity gathering and correlating data from logs, alerts, and forensic sources
• Active listening, clear stakeholder communication, and responsiveness to feedback

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Travel & Work Location

• Travel: Up to 60% (client-facing engagements may require travel)
• Work location: Tampa, FL (onsite / client site expectations per assignment)

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Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $63,000 - $140,000 per year (actual pay depends on skills, experience, and location)
• Eligible for annual discretionary bonus and benefits typical for full-time roles (medical, dental, vision, retirement savings 401(k), paid time off, and other offerings). Exact benefits will be provided by Confidential Client at the time of hire.

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Why Apply

• Gain hands-on experience in incident response, forensics, and SOC operations
• Work on diverse client engagements across the Cybersecurity practice
• Build your technical and consulting skills with mentorship, training, and on-the-job learning

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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