Job Description

Kestra Holdings offers industry-leading wealth management platforms for independent wealth management professionals nationwide. Kestra is dedicated to empowering independent financial professionals—including traditional and hybrid RIAs—to grow their businesses and deliver exceptional client service. We combine advanced business management technology with personalized consulting to provide unmatched scale, efficiency, and support. Our advisor-focused culture is built on innovation and advocacy, enabling advisors to offer comprehensive securities and investment advisory solutions to their clients.

Lead with Purpose. Partner with Impact.

We are seeking a Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer to join our team and help defend our organization against evolving cyber threats. This role focuses on identifying, analyzing, and responding to security incidents across a diverse enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have experience working with modern security information and event management (SIEM) platforms, endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, and threat intelligence frameworks.

What you’ll Do

• Manage alerts escalated by the SOC.
• Challenge the SOC on potentially overlooked incidents.
• Investigate and respond to security incidents using IDS suite tools.
• Perform root cause analysis and develop mitigation strategies.
• Perform audits.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, IT, and other stakeholders to contain and remediate threats.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up to date with security trends, vulnerabilities, and best practices.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and procedures.
• Conduct threat hunting activities using KQL and Sentinel workbooks.
• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies.
• Conduct digital forensics investigations to identify indicators of compromise (IOCs), determine attack vectors, and preserve evidence in accordance with legal and organizational standards.
• Support internal and external audit activities by providing incident response documentation and evidence.
• Contributes to the development and refinement of security policies, procedures, and operational practices.
• Participate in red team and adversary simulation exercises to improve detection and response capabilities.

What You Bring:

• 2+ years of proven experience in a similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT or equivalent experience.
• Security+ or equivalent certification (Microsoft security certifications are a plus)
• A strong understanding of the Mitre Attack/Cyber Kill-Chain.
• Proficiency/hands-on experience in Microsoft security tooling is a plus.

Internal Application Policy:

Internal applicants must be in good standing and have a minimum of 1 year of service with Kestra. Internal applicants must also have a minimum of 1 year service in current role unless approved by EVP.

Benefits to support you:

• Competitive pay and benefits with a large employer (over 1600 employees nationwide)
• 401(k), health insurance, and a competitive benefits package
• Work in a supportive, collaborative environment committed to professional excellence
• Help clients navigate meaningful financial decisions with confidence
• Opportunities for training, development, and long-term growth within the firm
• Tuition reimbursement for qualified expenses

Kestra Values:

Our Mission is Powering Financial Independence, enabling the growth and success of investing clients and the advisors who serve them. We do that by living our values: Serve, Make it Happen, and One team.

Explore Life at Kestra

Kestra Holdings Website: https://www.kestrafinancial.com/

Careers Portal: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/kestra/KESTRACAREERSITE

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kestra-financial

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Disclosure By applying to a job at Kestra Financial, Inc., you are agreeing to the following statements:

• You acknowledge that if hired, Kestra Financial, Inc. may, obtain and use background information concerning your credit, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, work habits, performance and experience for evaluation for your potential employment.
• It is the policy of Kestra Financial to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Kestra Financial prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.