Senior SecOps Engineer

Role: Senior SecOps Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Duration: 6 months Contract to Hire

Role Overview: We are hiring a skilled Senior SecOps Engineer to support Security Operations team. This role will be responsible for managing enterprise vulnerabilities, patching, and cloud security.

Key Responsibilities:

• Vulnerability Management
• Manage vulnerabilities across networks, endpoints, Azure cloud, and enterprise applications.
• Perform full lifecycle vulnerability management using TenableOne - detect, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities (Zero-day, Critical, High, Medium, Low).
• Assess vulnerabilities based on CVE impact, CVSS, and VPR scores.
• Respond to zero-day vulnerabilities using CrowdStrike RTR for endpoint investigation and mitigation.
• Patch Management
• Design and manage patching for Windows, Linux, cloud workloads, and endpoints using Automox or similar tools.
• Develop automation scripts (PowerShell or Python) for deployment, validation, and rollback.
• Collaborate with IAM, Systems Engineering, End User Services, NetOps, and Software Engineering teams to ensure complete patch compliance.
• Cloud Security & Threat Hunting
• Manage Azure Cloud security posture using Defender for Cloud, Azure Security Center, and Azure Policy.
• Perform threat hunting and incident response using Azure Sentinel and KQL queries.
• Governance, Reporting & Collaboration
• Lead weekly Vulnerability & Patch Management (VMP) status meetings.
• Prepare reports and dashboards covering vulnerability KPIs, MTTR, risk trends, patch compliance, and risk exposure.
• Team Involvement & Availability
• Participate in daily SecOps standups, lead VMP weekly status meetings, and attend bi-weekly staffing meetings.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in vulnerability and patch management in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on expertise with TenableOne.
• Experience with patch deployment using Automox or equivalent tools.
• Strong knowledge of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete and RTR scripting.
• Proficient in PowerShell and/or Python scripting.
• Proven ability to manage zero-day vulnerabilities and coordinate rapid remediation.
• Deep experience with Azure cloud security and threat detection using Azure Sentinel and KQL.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure: networking, servers, cloud, and endpoint security.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CISSP or equivalent cybersecurity certification.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools: Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Azure Security Engineer Associate or CrowdStrike certification.
• Background in manufacturing or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with DevOps security tools such as Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.