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Security Engineer II – Detection, SOC Engineering

Full TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2014H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Utah

Posted

9 days ago

Salary

Not specified

High School5 yrs expEnglishAWSCloudPython

Job Description

• Design, implement, and tune high-fidelity detections across cloud, endpoint, SaaS, identity, and application environments • Build and optimize queries, alerts, and correlation logic within our SIEM and EDR platforms • Participate in SOC on-call rotation and serve as escalation point for high-severity incidents • Lead complex investigations across endpoint, cloud, SaaS, and identity environments • Triage and validate high-impact alerts, ensuring consistent investigative rigor and documentation • Conduct proactive threat hunting to identify gaps in detection coverage • Drive continuous improvement of playbooks, runbooks, and case management standards • Build custom security tooling to improve alert enrichment, investigation, and response • Develop integrations between security tools and internal systems via APIs • Automate repetitive investigative workflows and containment actions • Improve signal quality and reduce false positives across the stack • Contribute to guardrails and enforcement mechanisms across cloud and SaaS environments • Serve as the technical escalation point for high-severity incidents • Lead complex investigations and root cause analysis • Improve and mature incident response playbooks and processes • Conduct post-incident analysis and drive systemic improvements • Raise the technical bar within the SOC through mentorship and code/detection review • Establish standards for detection quality and investigation rigor • Partner closely with AppSec, Infrastructure Security, IT, and Engineering • Help shape the SOC and detection engineering roadmap

Job Requirements

  • 5–7+ years of experience in security engineering, detection engineering, or security operations
  • Strong experience with SIEM platforms
  • Experience with EDR platforms
  • Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)
  • Experience working in AWS or similar cloud environments
  • Experience leading complex incident investigations
  • Experience building internal security tools (Preferred)
  • Detection-as-code or infrastructure-as-code experience (Preferred)
  • Experience integrating tools via APIs (Preferred)
  • Experience mentoring junior analysts or engineers (Preferred)
  • Familiarity with SaaS security and identity-based attack patterns (Preferred)

Benefits

  • Open and transparent culture
  • Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
  • Paid maternity and paternity leave
  • Fertility Benefits
  • Generous vacation time, plus three 4-day summer holiday weekends
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • 401k Plan with company matching
  • Bi-annual swag drops with cool Podium gear and apparel
  • A stellar HQ (Utah) gym with local professional coaches and classes offered
  • Onsite HQ (Utah) child care center, subsidized for employees

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