Associate Cybersecurity Engineer

About the Position

Associate Cybersecurity Engineer

Hybrid Role, MUST BE BASED IN SAN DIEGO, CA

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About Tillster

Tillster, headquartered in the USA, is the global leader in digital ordering and customer engagement solutions. For over a decade, we have developed revolutionary self-service ordering and payment solutions – for mobile, tablet, online, kiosk, call center, and more – creating personalized interactions based on consumer preferences, language, and currency. Our platform is compatible with 15+ unique POS systems, representing over 90% coverage in multi-unit restaurants. We offer one platform; one scalable, enterprise-class solution – to create world-class digital engagement solutions.

Our mission and passion are one in the same: Empower restaurants and consumers to engage and transact anywhere, anytime, and from any device - one consumer at a time, one order at a time, billions of times over. In doing so, together we are transforming e-commerce in restaurants and make the till grow for Tillster and our customers.

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Responsibilities

• Security Monitoring & Detection

  • Monitor security alerts from SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, and other security tools
  • Identify suspicious activity, anomalies, and potential security incidents
  • Triage alerts and determine severity, scope, and impact
  • Escalate incidents according to defined procedures

• Incident Response & Investigation

  • Investigate security events and confirm true positives
  • Assist with containment, eradication, and recovery efforts
  • Collect and preserve evidence for incident analysis
  • Participate in post-incident reviews and lessons learned

• Threat Analysis & Intelligence

  • Analyze attacker techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs)
  • Stay current on emerging threats and vulnerabilities
  • Contribute to threat intelligence and detection improvements
  • Recommend enhancements to alerting and response processes

• Vulnerability & Risk Support

  • Review vulnerability scan results and assist with validation
  • Track remediation efforts and verify fixes

• Security Awareness Training & Phishing

  • Assist in developing, delivering, and maintaining security awareness training for employees, including onboarding and annual refresher content
  • Plan, configure, and execute phishing simulation campaigns in coordination with senior team members
  • Monitor and triage user-reported suspicious emails, escalating confirmed phishing attempts as security incidents
  • Analyze phishing simulation and training results to identify high-risk users, departments, and trends
  • Coordinate targeted follow-up training for users who repeatedly fail phishing simulations
  • Track training completion and report security awareness program metrics to leadership

• Documentation & Reporting

  • Document incidents, investigations, and response actions
  • Maintain runbooks, playbooks, and procedures
  • Prepare reports and metrics for leadership and compliance needs

• Collaboration & Support

  • Work closely with Security Engineers, IT, and DevOps teams
  • Provide guidance during active security incidents
  • Support audits and compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI, etc.)

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Requirements

• Cybersecurity
• Security Monitoring
• Incident Response
• Threat Analysis
• Vulnerability Management
• Security Awareness Training
• Phishing

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We Offer

• Salary: $65,000 - $85,000
• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, FSA benefits, Healthcare and Dependent Care reimbursement programs, EAP, and Optum Care 24-hour confidential medical counseling services.
• Holidays: Ten (10) paid holidays per calendar year.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days in the first 12-months, 22 days in subsequent years.
• Retirement: 401(k) Plan eligibility.
• Education, Learning & Development: College tuition and education assistance programs, Udemy Learning courses, and ongoing learning opportunities.

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Local Candidates Only

No Visa Sponsorship

Principals only – no Agencies or calls please