Senior Cyber Defense Consultant, Mandiant Google Cloud
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Illinois, USA; California, USA · Posted October 31, 2026
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Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience configuring and maintaining Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Technologies as part of Security Engineering, System Administration, or a similar role. 3 years of experience working with Security Operations Center (SOC)/Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) or other incident response related teams. Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions (e.g., writing queries, searches, alerts, dashboards). Experience in scripting (e.g., Python).