Overnight Cyber Fusion Analyst Jobs in Decatur, GA

Regular or Temporary:

Regular

Language Fluency: English (Required)

Work Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

The Cyber Hunt & Respond Senior Engineer is a senior-level cybersecurity professional within the 24x7 Cyber Fusion Center responsible for advanced threat hunting and incident response activities. This role proactively identifies previously unknown threats by developing and testing threat-hunting hypotheses across diverse internal and external data sources while also leading the investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery efforts associated with cybersecurity incidents.

The position combines deep technical expertise in digital forensics and incident response with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to detect, investigate, and remediate sophisticated cyber threats. The engineer collaborates with security, technology, and business partners to identify data requirements, improve detection capabilities, and strengthen the organization's overall security posture.

As a senior team member, the Cyber Hunt & Respond Senior Engineer serves as a technical consultant for complex cybersecurity issues, provides guidance and mentorship to peers, contributes to the development of advanced hunting and response methodologies, and delivers presentations and knowledge-sharing activities across the organization.

This role operates in a fast-paced environment defending the organization against advanced cyber threats and requires participation in on-call and after-hours response activities.

Incumbent will help facilitate and support on-call coverage, on a rotating basis

Work Location: Onsite/In-Office (may be based in Atlanta, GA or Zebulon, NC)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Conduct proactive threat hunting activities to identify previously unknown or undetected threats across enterprise environments.
• Develop, test, and validate threat-hunting hypotheses using internal and external data sources.
• Perform digital forensics and incident response activities, including investigation, root cause analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Analyze endpoint, network, packet, log, and forensic data to identify malicious activity and determine attack scope and impact.
• Leverage data analysis, automation, and programming techniques to process large datasets and improve threat detection and response capabilities.
• Create and maintain searches, visualizations, analytic content, and advanced detection methodologies to identify emerging threats.
• Investigate suspicious artifacts and activity to distinguish malicious behavior from legitimate business operations.
• Collaborate with security, technology, and business teams to identify data requirements and enhance threat visibility across the organization.
• Provide technical consultation and subject matter expertise on cybersecurity incidents, investigations, and threat-hunting initiatives.
• Present findings, lessons learned, and threat intelligence to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Mentor and provide guidance to team members in threat hunting, digital forensics, incident response, and related disciplines.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide after-hours incident response support as required.

Qualifications
RequiredQualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
• Deep specialized knowledge in cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
• Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, network security, and modern identity and access management (IAM).
• Experience with network traffic analysis, packet capture analysis, and associated tools (e.g., Wireshark,tcpdump).
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux/Unix operating systems, internals, services, and file systems.
• Understanding of phishing techniques, advanced cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Experience with threat hunting, intrusion detection, incident response, and digital forensics investigations.
• Knowledge of digital evidence collection, preservation, and forensic artifact analysis.
• Experience leveraging automation, scripting, machine learning, and AI to support cybersecurity operations.
• Experience working in cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• Relevant technology or cybersecurity certifications (e.g., Security+,CySA+, GCIH, GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GREM, Azure, AWS).
• Experience in Cyber Incident Response, Threat Hunting, Security Operations Centers (SOC), Network Operations Centers (NOC), Cybersecurity Engineering, or Intelligence Community environments.

***Incumbent willprovideon-call coverage/support on a rotating schedule

For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position.Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.

Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other classification protected by law. Truist is a Drug Free Workplace.

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