Cyber Security Engineer

Hansen Talent Group is hiring a Cybersecurity Engineer to help lead the next generation of AI-driven security operations within a rapidly evolving enterprise cybersecurity environment.

This role is ideal for a hands-on cybersecurity engineer with experience in security operations, detection engineering, incident response, automation, and emerging AI security technologies. The successful candidate will help design and implement advanced AI-enabled security capabilities that proactively identify, analyze, and respond to sophisticated threats while supporting the secure adoption of AI technologies across the enterprise.

This is a hybrid role in Columbia SC 

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain AI-enabled security capabilities to detect, analyze, and respond to emerging cyber threats• Build and enhance automated security workflows for alert triage, enrichment, investigation, and response• Develop and tune AI-related threat detections across SIEM and SOAR platforms• Create and maintain an enterprise AI threat detection catalog mapped to telemetry sources and threat scenarios• Identify and mitigate security risks associated with generative AI platforms and AI-powered applications• Develop behavioral analytics capabilities to identify insider threats, anomalous activity, and potential zero-day attacks• Monitor and analyze AI-specific attack vectors including prompt injection, model manipulation, data poisoning, and data leakage• Support incident response investigations by correlating attacker activity and identifying threat patterns in real time• Develop and maintain AI-focused incident response playbooks, runbooks, and operational procedures• Conduct tabletop exercises and validate AI incident response capabilities• Collaborate with SOC analysts, security engineers, architects, and executive leadership to improve enterprise security posture• Configure, monitor, and maintain enterprise security infrastructure, tools, and detection technologies• Research emerging cybersecurity and AI technologies and recommend solutions to improve security operations• Develop executive-ready reporting, dashboards, metrics, and risk assessments related to AI security initiatives• Assist with enterprise security architecture, vulnerability mitigation, and long-term security strategy development

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field• Cybersecurity, security engineering, or information security experience• Experience supporting Security Operations Center (SOC), Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, or Incident Response functions• Hands-on experience with SIEM and SOAR platforms and security monitoring workflows• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies• Experience developing security detections, alerts, correlation rules, and automation workflows• Working knowledge of AI and machine learning security risks including prompt injection, data leakage, model abuse, and over-reliance on AI outputs• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, systems engineering, networking, and data communications• Experience performing threat analysis, vulnerability management, risk assessment, and incident investigation• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving abilities• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical teams and executive leadership• Ability to prioritize and execute effectively within a fast-paced, high-pressure environment