Senior Cyber Defense Analyst, Mandiant, Google Cloud
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Illinois, USA; California, USA · Posted November 12, 2026
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About the job
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 5 years of experience in cybersecurity roles (e.g., SOC analyst, malware research, threat hunting) working with EDR and SIEM technologies. Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L or similar SIEM query languages, with experience in SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding. Experience leading incident response activities.