Please reference the schedule and minimum qualifications listed below before applying.
If you need assistance with filling out our application form or during any phase of the application interview or employment process please notify our Human Resources Team at option 1 or email and every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.
Job Summary
The Senior Security Operations Engineer is a highly experienced hands-on individual contributor responsible for executing and continuously improving core cybersecurity operations. This role focuses on technical depth operational excellence and consistent execution across vulnerability management endpoint protection incident investigation and security process maturity.
Job Description
LOCATION
Mountain America Center - Hybrid:
9800 S Monroe St
Sandy UT 84070
SCHEDULE
Full Time
This role is not a security architecture or platformengineering role. It focuses on handson security operations investigation and operating established controls rather than designing or building them.
As a Security Operations Engineer you are a key contributor to the daytoday defense and reliability of our cybersecurity program. This is a handson security operations role focused on monitoring investigation vulnerability execution and consistent operation of established security controls.
Youll work within defined frameworks and procedures while collaborating closely with Cybersecurity Engineering Architecture and Incident Response. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy operational security work realworld investigations and steadily improving how security is executed every day.
What Youll Do
To be successful in this role you will:
- Monitor triage and investigate security alerts across endpoint network cloud and SaaS environments to support timely detection and response.
- Participate in oncall and escalation rotations to ensure continuous operational security coverage.
- Execute daytoday vulnerability management activities including scanning validation risk analysis and remediation tracking.
- Help tune detections and operational policies to improve signal quality reduce false positives and increase efficiency within existing security tooling.
- Support the operational implementation and monitoring of data classification data loss prevention (DLP) and data protection controls.
- Investigate and respond to data protection alerts and events escalating as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain security operations documentation including runbooks procedures and standards that enable consistent execution.
- Participate in change management processes reviewing proposed changes to security controls for operational impact and adherence to standards.
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity Engineering Architecture and Incident Response by providing operational feedback on tooling effectiveness detections and control performance.
- Support audits assessments and regulatory activities by producing operational evidence and providing technical input.
- Stay current on emerging threats vulnerabilities and industry best practices applying relevant insights to daily security operations.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
The qualifications below represent the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the role effectively.
Experience
- 5 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity operations or a closely related technical security role.
- Handson experience supporting vulnerability management programs.
- Experience working with endpoint security platforms (AV EDR XDR).
- Foundational knowledge of data classification DLP and data protection concepts.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to evaluate risk and prioritize response actions.
- Ability to produce clear accurate operational documentation to support incidents audits and internal processes.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Strong organizational and timemanagement skills in a fastpaced operational environment.
- Adaptable curious and motivated to continuously learn and grow technical security skills.
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Information Security Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Certifications (Preferred)
- Security CySA Security X GCIH GCED GCIA CISSP or equivalent certifications.
Role Expectations & Growth
- This is an individual contributor role focused on operational execution and technical development.
- Success in this role comes from reliable execution sound judgment and continuous improvement with opportunities to grow deeper expertise in investigations detection tuning and vulnerability operations.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES / WORKING CONDITIONS
- Physical Demands
- Ability to sit talk and hear consistently
- Ability to lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Environmental
- There are no unusual environmental factors. Work is conducted in a typical office setting with moderate noise.
***This Job is not eligible to be performed in Colorado or Connecticut either remotely or in-person.***
#LI-FB1
Mountain America Credit Union is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veterans employer.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Please reference the schedule and minimum qualifications listed below before applying.If you need assistance with filling out our application form or during any phase of the application interview or employment process please notify our Human Resources Team at option 1 or email and every reasonable...
Please reference the schedule and minimum qualifications listed below before applying.
If you need assistance with filling out our application form or during any phase of the application interview or employment process please notify our Human Resources Team at option 1 or email and every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate your needs in a timely manner.
Job Summary
The Senior Security Operations Engineer is a highly experienced hands-on individual contributor responsible for executing and continuously improving core cybersecurity operations. This role focuses on technical depth operational excellence and consistent execution across vulnerability management endpoint protection incident investigation and security process maturity.
Job Description
LOCATION
Mountain America Center - Hybrid:
9800 S Monroe St
Sandy UT 84070
SCHEDULE
Full Time
This role is not a security architecture or platformengineering role. It focuses on handson security operations investigation and operating established controls rather than designing or building them.
As a Security Operations Engineer you are a key contributor to the daytoday defense and reliability of our cybersecurity program. This is a handson security operations role focused on monitoring investigation vulnerability execution and consistent operation of established security controls.
Youll work within defined frameworks and procedures while collaborating closely with Cybersecurity Engineering Architecture and Incident Response. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy operational security work realworld investigations and steadily improving how security is executed every day.
What Youll Do
To be successful in this role you will:
- Monitor triage and investigate security alerts across endpoint network cloud and SaaS environments to support timely detection and response.
- Participate in oncall and escalation rotations to ensure continuous operational security coverage.
- Execute daytoday vulnerability management activities including scanning validation risk analysis and remediation tracking.
- Help tune detections and operational policies to improve signal quality reduce false positives and increase efficiency within existing security tooling.
- Support the operational implementation and monitoring of data classification data loss prevention (DLP) and data protection controls.
- Investigate and respond to data protection alerts and events escalating as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain security operations documentation including runbooks procedures and standards that enable consistent execution.
- Participate in change management processes reviewing proposed changes to security controls for operational impact and adherence to standards.
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity Engineering Architecture and Incident Response by providing operational feedback on tooling effectiveness detections and control performance.
- Support audits assessments and regulatory activities by producing operational evidence and providing technical input.
- Stay current on emerging threats vulnerabilities and industry best practices applying relevant insights to daily security operations.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities
The qualifications below represent the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform the role effectively.
Experience
- 5 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity operations or a closely related technical security role.
- Handson experience supporting vulnerability management programs.
- Experience working with endpoint security platforms (AV EDR XDR).
- Foundational knowledge of data classification DLP and data protection concepts.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to evaluate risk and prioritize response actions.
- Ability to produce clear accurate operational documentation to support incidents audits and internal processes.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while collaborating effectively across teams.
- Strong organizational and timemanagement skills in a fastpaced operational environment.
- Adaptable curious and motivated to continuously learn and grow technical security skills.
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Information Security Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
Certifications (Preferred)
- Security CySA Security X GCIH GCED GCIA CISSP or equivalent certifications.
Role Expectations & Growth
- This is an individual contributor role focused on operational execution and technical development.
- Success in this role comes from reliable execution sound judgment and continuous improvement with opportunities to grow deeper expertise in investigations detection tuning and vulnerability operations.
PHYSICAL ABILITIES / WORKING CONDITIONS
- Physical Demands
- Ability to sit talk and hear consistently
- Ability to lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 25 pounds occasionally.
- Environmental
- There are no unusual environmental factors. Work is conducted in a typical office setting with moderate noise.
***This Job is not eligible to be performed in Colorado or Connecticut either remotely or in-person.***
#LI-FB1
Mountain America Credit Union is an EEO/AA/ADA/Veterans employer.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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