[Hiring] Principal Incident Response Engineer @Reinsurance Group of America

Role Description

The Principle Incident Response Engineer ("DFIR") leads complex cyber investigations, strengthens RGA's enterprise resilience, and guides security teams through critical incidents. This role combines hands-on DFIR expertise, strategic advisory capabilities, stakeholder engagement, and security program leadership across global environments. Deliver measurable, cross-organizational, impactful projects. Enable global Security Operations by delivering operations, development, and engineering.

This position provides technical leadership during investigations, influences strategic security decisions, contributes to capability development, and serves as a trusted advisor for cybersecurity risk management and response readiness.

Principal Duties

• Lead enterprise incident response and cyber crisis engagements from detection through recovery.
• Direct host, network, cloud, identity, and SaaS investigations across Windows, Linux, macOS, Microsoft 365, AWS, Azure, and hybrid environments.
• Perform advanced threat hunting and compromise assessments using SIEM, EDR, forensic, and threat intelligence platforms.
• Develop containment, eradication, and remediation strategies aligned to business risk.
• Produce executive briefings, technical reports, board-ready updates, and post-incident reviews.
• Partner with legal, compliance, privacy, audit, and external stakeholders when required.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted workflows to improve investigation speed, reporting quality, and operational efficiency.
• Support the 24/7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) or equivalent experience required.
• 8+ years in incident response, DFIR, security operations, consulting, or related cybersecurity disciplines - Required.
• 10+ Years of relevant experience preferred.

Requirements

• Ability to lead complex incidents and evolve strategies based on new information - Required.
• Experience leading major cyber incidents involving ransomware, business email compromise, insider threats, cloud compromise, supply chain attacks, or advanced persistent threats - Required.
• Strong digital forensics capability using industry-standard forensic and triage tools - Required.
• Experience with Splunk, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike Falcon, ServiceNow SIR, and cloud security technologies - Required.
• Knowledge of network protocols, detection engineering, log analytics, and threat hunting methodologies - Required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for technical and executive audiences - Required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a global enterprise environment.
• Forensic tools (FTK, Encase, X-Ways, Magnet Axiom, SIFT or other) experience - Required.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to investigate network, host, cloud, and identity platforms - Required.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with partner teams - Required.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new methods, work under tight deadlines and stressful conditions - Required.
• Advanced investigative, analytical, and problem-solving skills - Required.
• Advanced ability to set goals and handle multiple tasks, clients, and projects simultaneously - Required.
• Ability to appropriately balance priorities, deadlines, and deliverables - Required.
• Advanced ability to translate business needs and problems into viable/accepted solutions - Required.
• Technical Requirements: Windows, Mac, and Linux internals, Scripting (Powershell/Python/Javascript/Typescript), Forensic tools (FTK, Encase, X-Ways, SIFT), Cloud computing (AWS), M365 suite and ecosystem, Microsoft domain environments, IAM/AAA technologies and architectures (Active Directory, Okta, OpenID, SAML, Oauth, JWT), Physical and Virtual networking technologies and architecture, Physical and Virtual networking defensive technologies, SIEM (Splunk), EDR (CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender), Threat Intelligence Platforms and Feeds, Email architecture and security, DNS architecture and security - Required.
• Industry-level contributions (conferences, publications, tooling, seminars) - Preferred.
• Professional Industry certification - Preferred.

Benefits

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.
• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.
• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Compensation Range

$126,710.00 - $188,840.00 Annual. Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

Company Description

RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.