Operations Security Engineer
Operations Security Engineer
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$ 150000 - 235000
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Operations Security Engineer to support and enhance the security posture of our infrastructure both onpremises and in the cloud (specifically in GCP). In this role you will leverage your expertise in automation tools scripting and security best practices to perform regular assessments maintain secure configurations and respond to potential threats. You will also play a critical role in operating and optimizing our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solution.
This is a hybridonsite position (onsite 3x per week) based out of our new office in the heart of San Francisco.
Key Responsibilities
Data Center & Cloud Security
- Maintain and improve security controls in both onpremise data center and thirdparty cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsofts Azure
- Collaborate with DevOps IT and engineering teams to ensure secure configuration and deployment of services.
Automation & Scripting
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using Terraform Ansible Python and Bash to streamline security operations.
- Implement infrastructureascode (IaC) principles to improve consistency and repeatability.
Security Assessments
- Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments of servers network devices and cloud resources.
- Recommend and implement mitigation strategies for identified risks and vulnerabilities.
Network Security & Inventory Management
- Drive network segregation initiatives to minimize the attack surface and contain potential breaches.
- Oversee hardware and software inventory management ensuring all components comply with security standards.
SIEM Operations
- Manage daytoday SIEM activities including log ingestion correlation rule development and realtime monitoring.
- Analyze alerts and investigate security incidents escalating or remediating as appropriate.
Collaboration & Best Practices
- Work crossfunctionally with various teams (e.g. IT DevOps Incident Response) to align security objectives and best practices across the organization.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of security policies procedures and documentation.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Proven experience in operations security with a strong focus on both onpremises data centers and cloud environments.
Technical Skills
- Strong experience in deploying operating and optimizing Elastic SIEM within the Elastic Stack (ELK) including log ingestion alerting and event correlation.
- Proficient in Kibana for data visualization querying and building dashboards to support threat detection and incident response.
- Handson experience working in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or a similar securityfocused environment.
- Proficiency with configuration management and automation tools (Terraform Ansible) scripting (Python Bash) and commandline interfaces.
- Strong Experience with security assessment methodologies including vulnerability scanning penetration testing and configuration audits.
- Wellversed in network security best practices including network segmentation strategies firewall configurations and related security measures.
- Familiarity with blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies is a plus
- Experience in finetuning base LLM models for security operations is a plus.
- Knowledge of Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is a plus.
Soft Skills
- Excellent problemsolving and analytical skills with the ability to interpret security logs and alerts.
- Effective communication skills for crossteam collaboration and reporting to stakeholders.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Base Salary Range: $150000 $235000/yr
This position can be considered across multiple levels. Total compensation at DFINITY consists of base salary generous bonus and is determined based on multiple factors including job leveling areas of expertise educational background geographic location and overall experience.
In addition to the cash components of our offers we have generous benefits including top tier medical dental and vision insurance; disability insurance; life insurance; 401(k); flexible PTO policy in addition to paid holidays.
About DFINITY and the Internet Computer:
Join our team of over 250 talented individuals including worldrenowned cryptographers distributed systems engineers programming language experts and industry leaders who are shaping the future of the internet and web3.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
Employment Type
Full-Time
