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Principal Incident Response Analyst

Centene · IL · Remote available · $121,500–$224,900 a year · Full time

Posted Jul 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Walk me through a major security incident you helped lead. What did you do in the first hour?

What they are checking: Whether they have real incident command experience and know how to stabilize a situation fast.

How do you explain an active incident to senior leaders who need to make decisions?

What they are checking: Whether they can give clear, calm updates on impact, risk and options to executives.

Tell me about remediation you drove across business units that did not want to change.

What they are checking: Whether they can get enterprise-wide fixes done through influence, as the posting requires.

What would you do

You get a threat intelligence report that a vendor we use was breached. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can assess third-party risk quickly and coordinate with business owners.

An incident might involve protected health information. How does that change your response?

What they are checking: Whether they know health data incidents carry legal and notification duties under HIPAA.

About the work

How would you improve an enterprise incident response plan for an organization with 28 million members?

What they are checking: Whether they can think about incident response at scale, including roles, playbooks and testing.

What automated responses have you built for detected attacks, and how did you keep them from causing harm?

What they are checking: Whether they can automate containment while avoiding outages from false positives.

How would you tie external monitoring and threat reporting services into the CIRT's communications?

What they are checking: Whether they understand integrating outside signals into internal alerting and escalation.

What access control testing would you include in a security service audit schedule?

What they are checking: Whether they can find access weaknesses before attackers do.

How do you run a post-incident review so the organization actually learns from it?

What they are checking: Whether they focus on root causes and lasting fixes rather than blame.

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The full job description

As published by Centene.

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: Executes enterprise-wide Incident Response Plan and recommends enhancements to improve security. Partners with business units to accomplish enterprise-wide remediation and develops and delivers presentations to senior leadership team. • Keeps abreast of security breaches and ensure incident and response management processes are initiated • Implements security service audit schedules, review access authorization, and perform the required access controls testing to identify security shortfalls • Automated scripts, contingency plans, and other programmed responses which are launched when an attack against Centene’s systems has been detected • Collaborates with Information Security Architects, Information Security Engineers, and software or hardware stakeholders at Centene • Ties third party attack monitoring services and threat reporting services, into internal CIRT (Cyber Incident Response Team) communications systems • Performs other duties as assigned • Complies with all policies and standards Education/Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires deep functional and Centene specific knowledge with 6 – 8 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position. Technical Skills: • One or more of the following skills are desired. • Knowledge of Other: Tools, techniques and processes (TTP) used by threat actors • Knowledge of Other: Indicators of compromise (IOC) • Experience with Other: Endpoint protection and enterprise detection & response software (such as CrowdStrike or Carbon Black) • Knowledge of Other: Network and infrastructure technologies including routers, switches, firewalls, etc. Soft Skills: • Advanced - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty • Advanced - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions • Advanced - Ability to work independently • Advanced - Demonstrated analytical skills • Advanced - Demonstrated project management skills • Advanced - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure • Advanced - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills • Advanced - Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management • Advanced - Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion • Advanced - Possesses technical aptitude Pay Range: $121,500.00 - $224,900.00 per year Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law , including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility. Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act

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