Job#: 3043920 Job Description: Security Operations Engineer
Location: Remote
Role Overview
This role will function as a technical specialist bridging security engineering and customer enablement. The position is responsible for deploying and tailoring security instances to meet diverse needs, ensuring robust integration with customer Security Operations Centers. The role involves monitoring systems for intrusions and partnering with engineering teams to proactively identify flaws, tune detection capabilities, and remediate vulnerabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Implement monitoring strategies, response plans, and awareness programs, and optimize security tools.
- Use threat intelligence to hunt active and dormant threats, perform forensics, and deliver post-incident reports.
- Conduct ongoing threat hunts using intelligence, perform deep forensic analysis, and provide actionable post-incident guidance.
- Embed best practices into the software development lifecycle, building automated evaluation pipelines for secure code deployment.
- Apply methodologies and threat intelligence to research vulnerabilities in core infrastructure and AI systems.
- Use generative AI to automate complex testing and expose novel attack vectors.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: 5 years of experience in security engineering, computer and network security, or security protocols. 5 years of experience with security assessments, security design reviews, threat modeling, or vulnerability research. 1 year of experience leading teams or projects in a technical capacity, or leading technical risk analysis in an enterprise environment.
Technical Skills: 5 years of coding or software development experience in one or more general-purpose languages such as Python, Go, C++, or Java.
Certifications: Ability to obtain a specific Professional Security Operations Engineer certification within 1 month of start date.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and provide hands-on configuration support.
- Excellent communication skills, capable of delivering technical training and translating complex technical requirements into actionable implementation steps.
- A collaborative team player who works effectively with various stakeholders to drive project success.
- A proactive approach to continuous improvement, helping customers optimize their security posture and operational processes.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.
Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
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