Senior incident response engineer
Pubblicato il 21-08-2026 - Kong in Italia
About the Role Are you ready to power the World's connections?Si assicuri di leggere l'intera descrizione riportata di seguito e di candidarsi immediatamente se è affidabile/a di soddisfare tutti i requisiti.If you don't think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we're looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others. What you'll be doing Execute, develop and document incident handling guides and processes for Kong Prioritizes events using existing tools to correlate data to reduce false positives and detect threats Analyze and tune security alerts and interpret events, as well as create new signals based on signatures and behavioral activities Respond to security incidents and perform forensics on IT systems as necessary. Guide/lead mitigation strategies for identified vulnerabilities and threats Design, automate and maintain a portfolio of security alerts, automated actions,
and escalation workflows supporting a high-performing 24/7 incident response capability. Conduct threat hunting activities, anticipate future threats, and maintain forward-thinking strategies for tools/technology/processes that combat sophisticated threat actors. Assist with implementation of counter-measures or mitigating controls Develop and maintain Incident Response capabilities in public cloud environments Prepare incident reports of analysis methodology and results. Recognize potential, successful, and unsuccessful intrusion attempts and compromises through reviews and analyses of relevant event detail and summary information Partner with key stakeholders and communicate effectively to improve preparation, identification, analysis, containment, and post‐mortem activities feedback loop. Develop monthly reporting dashboards and metrics on incidents and response capabilities Prepare executive summaries and conduct briefings on significant investigations