Senior Security Operations Engineer

Summary

Join GFiber's Cybersecurity team as a Security Engineer and play a critical role in protecting our networks, systems, and data. You will be on the front lines, detecting, responding to, and mitigating security incidents. This role involves building and maturing our security operations capabilities, leveraging automation and AI to enhance threat detection and response. You will champion secure defaults, lead SecOps projects, drive integration and optimization of security tools, and evolve our threat intelligence program. The position requires a Bachelor's degree, 7 years of experience in security operations, and experience with AI in security. Preferred qualifications include digital forensics experience, experience building AI-driven threat intelligence solutions, and experience with SOAR technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7 years of experience in security operations, including incident response, threat management, and threat intelligence/hunting
• Experience with applying AI to enhance security operations capabilities
• Experience with Pen Testing, DDos (Offense and Defense)

Responsibilities

• Champion secure defaults: Design and implement security solutions with a customer-first mindset, ensuring the "default path" is the secure path for GFiber users and customers
• Lead SecOps projects and maintenance: Move key work forward for security event management and incident response processes, using first-principles thinking to create the best approaches for GFiber
• Drive the integration and optimization: From SOAR tools or AI-driven solutions, automate and accelerate security operations workflows
• Evolve and maintain: A threat intelligence program, enabling proactive threat hunting and informed decision-making
• Innovate: Innovative applications of AI to enhance threat detection, incident response, and security monitoring capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to conduct digital forensics for incident response investigations
• Experience building AI-driven threat intelligence and threat hunting solutions and tooling
• Demonstrated success in growing, building, and leading security teams
• Skillful management of vendor relationships within the security industry
• Experience with SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response) technologies and scripting for security automation (e.g., Python, Bash)

Benefits

US base salary range for this full-time position is between $185,000 - $271,000 + bonus + cash award + benefits