Senior Operations Engineer

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Column Technical Services is seeking a driven and technically adept Senior Operations Engineerto strengthen its Information Security program in NY NY. This individual will play a key role in uncovering sophisticated threats leading investigative efforts and enhancing detection capabilities across a large complex enterprise. A strong foundation in systems engineering security operations and offensive/defensive security methodologies is essential as the role requires immediate contribution to threat hunting detection engineering and incident response initiatives. If youre a Threat Hunting Engineer driven by curiosity energized by challenging adversaries and eager to make a measurable difference in a missioncritical environment this is the place where your expertise can make a real impact. Submit your application and lets begin the conversation.

Candidates must reside in NY NJ PA or CT for a hybrid schedule with remote flexibility.

Please note that sponsorship is not available for this position.

Core Responsibilities

Perform continuous proactive threat hunting across onpremise cloud and networked environments.
Create test and refine hypotheses informed by threat intelligence adversary tradecraft and evolving attack patterns (MITRE ATT&CK).
Examine extensive log endpoint and network telemetry to uncover anomalies or indicators of malicious activity.
Develop and maintain custom detections scripts and automated workflows to enhance hunting speed and accuracy.
Partner closely with SOC analysts red team members and incident responders to validate discoveries and remediate detection blind spots.
Improve visibility and resilience by engineering enhancements to logging pipelines telemetry sources and security tools.
Document findings produce posthunt reports and contribute to internal knowledge sharing and process improvement.

Required Qualifications

5-7 years of experience in at least two of the following areas:

*SOC operations and incident response

*Red or Blue Team engagement

*Penetration testing

*Incident response activities

Bachelors degree in Information Security Computer Science or a related discipline.
Strong understanding of attacker behaviors TTPs and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Solid background in systems or network engineering including hardening and securing Windows Linux and cloud environments.
Handson experience reviewing logs packet captures or endpoint data to identify compromise indicators.
Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python PowerShell Bash etc.).
Demonstrated analytical thinking problemsolving ability and a proactive approach to investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with SIEM EDR or threat intelligence platforms.
Knowledge of cloud security principles and technologies (Azure AWS etc.).
Prior involvement in building detection logic or authoring threat hunting playbooks.
Relevant security certifications such as eCTHP OSCP CCTHP GCFA CISSP or similar.

Required Experience:

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Column Technical Services is seeking a driven and technically adept Senior Operations Engineerto strengthen its Information Security program in NY NY. This individual will play a key role in uncovering sophisticated threats leading investigative efforts and enhancing detection capabilities across a ...