Senior Security Operations Engineer II

Summary

Join Axon, a company dedicated to protecting life, as a Senior Operations Engineer II. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of Axon's infrastructure. This position involves solving complex technical problems, automating systems, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support services as they grow. Your work will directly impact uptime, efficiency, and the overall developer experience, contributing to Axon's mission of delivering high-quality, mission-critical systems at speed.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a security operations or incident response role
• Previous engineering experience building solutions to solve complex security problems
• Substantial experience with building and implementing detection rules, use cases, and automation workflows
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Powershell, or similar
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong proficiency with security technologies, including SIEM, EDS/IPS, firewalls, endpoint protection, threat intelligence platforms and automation technologies
• Previous experience working at a SaaS company utilizing AWS or Azure

Responsibilities

• Improving CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast and reliable code delivery
• Writing, reviewing, and deploying infrastructure-as-code to support scalable deployments
• Monitoring system performance and proactively addressing issues before they impact users
• Responding to operational incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing long-term fixes
• Collaborating with developers to develop new features, services, and infrastructure requirements
• Enhancing logging, metrics, and monitoring to improve system observability
• Reviewing system alerts and tuning thresholds to reduce noise and increase actionable signals
• Developing and updating runbooks, documentation, or internal tooling to support operational efficiency
• Build and maintain reliable, scalable infrastructure that supports our core services
• Troubleshoot and address complex operational and system-level issues across environments
• Enhance deployment workflows and pipelines to streamline development and reduce downtime
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of robust security architecture and infrastructure, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and compliance standards
• Participate in the on-call rotation, incident response, and postmortem processes with a focus on continuous improvement
• Collaborate with SRE, and Engineers in other Pillars to ensure infrastructure meets the needs of fast-moving development cycles
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code and automation efforts to improve consistency and reduce manual operations
• Stay current with industry trends and evaluate new tools to improve system performance and operational efficiency
• Document systems, processes, and best practices for internal knowledge sharing

Benefits

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices