Role: Data Center SecOps Engineer
Location: San Jose CA (100% Onsite)
Contract
End Client - Software Company
Implementation partner - *********
Experience: 9+
Job Description:
The Data Center SecOps Engineer is responsible for ensuring the security, resilience, and compliance of on‑premises and hybrid data center environments. This role focuses on 24×7 security operations, proactive threat detection, incident response, and hardening of data center infrastructure including networks, compute, storage, and virtualization platforms.
The engineer works closely with NetOps, Infra Ops, Cloud SecOps, and SOC teams to protect critical infrastructure against cyber threats while supporting high availability and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Security Operations & Monitoring
Incident Response & Threat Mitigation
Infrastructure & Network Security
- Implement and manage security controls across:
- Firewalls (NGFW)
- Network segmentation and micro‑segmentation
- VPNs, bastion hosts, and secure access
Ensure hardening of servers, hypervisors, network devices, and storage systems in line with security baselines
Compliance, Risk & Governance
Automation & Continuous Improvement
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Skills
- Strong hands‑on experience in Data Center Security Operations
- Deep understanding of:
- Network security (TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, firewalling)
- Linux & Windows server security
- Virtualization & container security (VMware, KVM, Kubernetes – preferred)
- Experience with security tools such as:
- SIEM (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel)
- Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point)
- Vulnerability scanners (Qualys, Nessus, Rapid7)
- Knowledge of Zero Trust, defense‑in‑depth, and least‑privilege models
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