About the Role

We are seeking a Security Engineer to join our team in a fully remote capacity. As a Security Engineer remote position, you will be instrumental in building and strengthening our security operations programs, safeguarding our brand, our people, and our digital assets. You will design and implement security solutions across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, leveraging your expertise in cybersecurity to enhance visibility, threat correlation, and incident response capabilities throughout our technology landscape.

What You'll Do

  • Investigate and contextualize security events from numerous data sources.
  • Help detect, respond, and remediate security events and incidents.
  • Create automated data correlation and triage processes to reduce alert-to-fix time.
  • Develop remediation and orchestration efficiencies across the security stack, including endpoint, network, identity, and application.
  • Perform e-discovery tasks in support of Legal and HR investigations.
  • Respond to user requests for security-related issues and concerns.
  • Improve current visibility by configuring existing logging and alerting policies.
  • Evaluate and select additional tools and services.
  • Contribute to SIEM tuning for reliable alerting.
  • Perform vulnerability triage and assignment.
  • Engage in proactive threat hunting to identify risks not automatically captured by scans.
  • Have a meaningful and positive impact on the security of colleagues and clients.
  • Be challenged to identify, build, test, and deploy solutions in real-life scenarios.
  • Contribute to all security-related initiatives, both tactical and strategic.
  • Collaborate with other teams to improve security posture, risk remediation, and threat awareness.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Security Operations.
  • Experience with incident response, security event triage, investigations, and forensics.
  • Fluency with endpoint operating systems (Windows/Mac/Linux) and command line tools.
  • Experience with log analysis, event aggregation, security event data management, and SIEM tuning.
  • Experience with security automation and orchestration, threat intelligence utilization.
  • Experience with e-discovery tools and processes.
  • Experience responding to phishing, scam, and imposter campaigns.
  • Technical understanding of enterprise EDR tools.

Nice to Have

  • Network engineering, secure architecture, network operations (firewalls, switches, etc.).
  • Cloud infrastructure operations and architecture (AWS a plus).
  • Identity management and authentication protocols.
  • Remediation strategies, system hardening, vulnerability management.

What We Offer

  • Competitive salary between $120,000 and $150,000 per year.
  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Access to best-in-class tooling and resources.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
  • Innovative and supportive team culture.
Why This Job8.5 of 10

This Security Engineer remote position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies while enjoying a fully remote work environment.

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Industry
Tech
Location
Remote

Who Will Succeed Here

Proficient in cloud security technologies like AWS Security Hub and Azure Security Center, with a strong understanding of compliance frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001.

Self-motivated with a proven track record of conducting incident response and vulnerability assessments in a remote work environment, demonstrating effective time management and independent problem-solving skills.

Deep experience in using SIEM tools like Splunk or LogRhythm, combined with a proactive mindset towards threat intelligence, allowing for rapid identification and mitigation of security threats.

Learning Resources

Cybersecurity Fundamentalscourse

Career Path

Security Engineer - Remote Position(Now)Lead Security Engineer(1-2 years)Security Architect(3-5 years)

Market Overview

Market Size 2024
$345B
Annual Growth
12.5%
AI Adoption in Cybersecurity
35%
Investment in Cybersecurity
+200%
Labour Demand for Security Engineers
+25%
Avg Salary for Senior Security Engineers
$135K

Skills & Requirements

Required
CybersecurityIncident ResponseSIEM
Growing in Demand
Zero Trust ArchitectureSecurity AutomationCloud Security Compliance
Declining
Perimeter SecurityTraditional Antivirus Solutions

Domain Trends

Rise of Zero Trust Security Models
Organizations are increasingly adopting Zero Trust principles, with 70% of enterprises expected to implement Zero Trust architectures by 2025.
Increased Investment in AI-Powered Security Tools
Investment in AI-driven cybersecurity solutions is projected to grow by 40% annually as companies seek to enhance threat detection and response capabilities.
Shift to Cloud Security Solutions
With 90% of organizations moving to the cloud, demand for cloud security expertise is surging, leading to a 30% increase in job postings for cloud security roles.

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