Senior Security Operations Engineer

Location: Eastern & Central Timezones preferred 

Axonius is looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer to join our dynamic cybersecurity team.  As a Senior Security Operations Engineer, you will play a critical role in growing and maturing the operational aspects of our security program. This role is evenly split between Security Operations and Security Engineering, providing you with a dynamic and challenging environment. Your work will directly impact all areas of our business and report to the Director of Security Operations & Engineering. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Threat Detection and Response:
• Investigate alerts and events that may have security implications.
• Respond to and coordinate cross-team efforts during potential security incidents.
• Design and implement threat detection, response, and hunting activities.
• Develop automation to reduce the likelihood of future incidents.
• Security Engineering:
• Evaluate, implement, and maintain modern cloud-native security tooling related to corporate and product infrastructure.
• Implement, improve, and maintain code-driven detection and response capabilities of our SIEM platform.
• Advise internal stakeholders on security-related subjects, ranging from general OpSec to corporate application or infrastructure architecture.
• We eat our own dog food and use our own product, giving you the ability to provide feedback and contribute to product improvements.
• Security Guidance and Oversight:
• Follow industry security trends, advisories, news, and general research, and advise stakeholders across the company on how to stay ahead of relevant security risks.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior security team members.

Qualifications:

• Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience shaping and operating a security operations function in a modern, cloud and SaaS-heavy environment.
• Proven experience with a broad range of security technologies.
• Strong networking and systems knowledge, including a strong understanding of macOS, Windows, and Linux internals.
  
  
• Technical Skills:
• The ability to write scripts or software to automate security engineering tasks (Python experience is mandatory).
• Cloud Infrastructure: Basic knowledge of cloud infrastructure engineering principles and experience with cloud platforms (AWS,GCP).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools (Terraform proficiency is highly desirable)
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent organizational skills and strong ability to prioritize.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, especially in fast-moving, challenging situations
• Strong project management skills with a demonstrated ability to track and drive projects to successful completion.

Our culture and benefits:

• Remote-first culture. We have offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Austin, São Paulo, and Washington DC, but the majority of our employees are working from home across the US and internationally. 
• Great people. Our people aren’t just great professionals, they are great people. We are all here to support each other, ready to help and do what’s best for the entire company. 
• A focus on career growth. We love seeing our people grow into new roles and work hard to ensure everyone sees and can realize a long term career path here at Axonius. We offer ongoing growth opportunities, including mentorship programs, a learning and development stipend, and company-wide courses..
• Next level benefits. 100% coverage of 2 different tiers of employee healthcare premiums. Dental, vision, and 401k match.
• Top-notch family leave options. 17 weeks of parental leave for primary caregivers and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers. Additional time off for important life events like marriage, birth of a grandchild, and more!
• We give back. Corporate social responsibility partnerships, employee giving opportunities , and volunteer time off.
• Competitive compensation. Market rate salaries, bonuses, or commissions. Stock options for all full time employees with equity refresh opportunities.
• DEI focused. Highly supported Employee Resource Groups (ERG). Executive-level diversity and inclusion goals. Training, events, and mentorship options.

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