The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Content Engineer to lead strategy, design and execution of a new content stream within TryHackMe, focused on technical tabletop exercises for SOCs, Security Analysts and anyone interested in Defensive Security. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in blue team cyber security roles, with experience in security engineering and security architecture, has participated in or led tabletop exercises before, and has an interest in AI/ML.

Technical Skills & Experience

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have at least 5 years of relevant cyber security industry experience in roles such as L3/L4 SOC Analyst, Security Engineer, Incident Responder, Threat Hunter or Digital Forensics Investigator. Experience in roles like Security Engineer, Security Architect, Security Operations Technical Lead / Manager also preferred

You should also demonstrate:

Strong expertise in core blue team areas: incident detection and response, threat intelligence, log analysis, security monitoring, and digital forensics.
A deep understanding of networking, computing, and operating systems as they relate to security practices.
Experience in designing and running tabletop exercises, from selecting use cases and scenarios to measuring success and outcomes.
Familiarity with blue team tooling (e.g., SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, forensic tools) and methodologies (e.g., MITRE Defend, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, etc.)
Experience in setting up new products, services or streams from the ground up - taking initiatives from absolute 0 to day-to-day operations
Strong verbal and written English communication skills, essential for conveying complex technical concepts.

Job Responsibilities

Research, design, and develop defensive cybersecurity tabletop exercises
Collaborate with the Product and Software Engineering teams to design the infrastructure and flow of the support product architecture
Collaborate with the Content Engineering Team to support security training coverage and identify content development opportunities.
Act as a mentor and leader for other members of the content engineering team assigned to the project
Develop and configure virtual machines and sample datasets for realistic cybersecurity labs.
Collaborate with the Content Engineering Leadership to continuously improve the content development process.
Analyze industry trends in tooling and techniques and recreate them as teachable content.

Preferred Skills (nice-to-have):

Programming experience in any of the following: Python, PHP, Bash, Powershell
AI/ML experience for automatic grading and reporting
Experience leading/ coaching/ mentoring others
Certifications such as GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), Certified SOC Analyst (CSA), Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), CompTIA CySA+, BTL2, CISSP

Senior Cyber Security Content Engineer (IR/Tabletops)

Anywhere in the world

Remote

Senior

TryHackMe