Cybersecurity Expert – Cyber Threat & Response

AT&T

Expert Cybersecurity role at AT&T hunting cyber threats and ensuring security across services. Collaborates with teams to develop and enforce security policies and innovative solutions.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $171,000 - $256,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ASP.NETCloudCyber SecurityIoTJavaLinux.NETPerlPHPPythonUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Proactive Threat Hunting & Incident Response: Lead continuous, proactive monitoring and hunting for sophisticated cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
Quickly respond to incidents using advanced detection, investigation, and containment techniques.
Security Strategy & Policy Enforcement: Develop, implement, and refine security policies and incident management procedures that safeguard critical systems and data.
Risk Analysis & Innovative Solutions: Conduct in-depth risk assessments and develop strategic mitigation plans.
Champion cutting-edge cybersecurity innovations that enhance the company’s defensive posture.
Technical Expertise & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Provide expert-level technical support on security challenges.
Collaborate closely with IT and business units to integrate and optimize security controls across all operations.
Diverse Cybersecurity Domains: Spearhead initiatives in cyber incident response, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, digital forensics, software assurance, IoT security, policy standards, and more.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Knowledge of tactics, techniques, and procedures associated with malicious insider activity, organized crime/fraud groups and both state and non-state sponsored threat actors.
Understanding of cloud-based architectures and highly distributed big data architectures.
Experience with Malware (including reverse engineering) and with internal and external attacks.
Strong understanding of network security threats including APT, Botnets, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, worms, and network exploits.
Experience with network probing/testing/analysis tools (Nessus, nmap, burp, wireshark, etc.)
Programming skills that will be used to construct, modify, and execute testing tools including shell (ksh, bash), [g]awk, Python, PERL, regex, .NET Programming, Java, C, C++, C#, PowerShell, curl, Web application development (PHP, ASP.NET, etc.)
Deep technical knowledge of Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems as both an expert user and system administrator.
Comprehensive knowledge of software security testing principles, practices, and tools, experience of vulnerability assessments in a complex environment.
Experience or familiarity with vulnerability analysis, computer forensics tools, cryptography principles.
Excellent teamwork skills for collaboration on analysis techniques, implementation, and reporting.
Must be able to work both independently as well as effectively work in teams of individuals with a variety of skills and backgrounds.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and have demonstrated ability to present material to senior officials.
Highly self-motivated requiring little direction.
Demonstrates creative/out-of-the-box thinking and good problem-solving skills.
Demonstrates strong ethical behavior.
Familiarity with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) techniques in cybersecurity contexts (e.g., anomaly detection, threat hunting, behavioral analytics, or risk scoring).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid time off and holidays (based on date of hire, at least 28 days of vacation each year, and 9 company designated holidays)
Long-Term Grants
Deferred Compensation
Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
401(k) plan
Tuition reimbursement program
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Caregiver Leave
Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
Adoption Reimbursement
Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
Life and Accidental Death Insurance
Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
Extensive employee wellness programs
Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

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Hard Skills & Tools

threat huntingincident responserisk analysismalware analysisnetwork securityvulnerability managementsoftware security testingprogrammingcloud-based architecturesdigital forensics

Soft Skills

teamworkindependent workcommunicationproblem-solvingcreative thinkingself-motivationethical behaviorcollaborationpresentation skillscross-functional collaboration