Security Engineer

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We are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to join our growing security team in a multifaceted role that combines vulnerability management, application security, MITRE ATT&CK-based threat detection, AI-driven security automation, and security engineering expertise. This position requires a technical security professional with knowledge spanning cloud security, identity and access management (IAM), endpoint detection and response (EDR), SIEM administration, and hands-on scripting for automation development. The successful candidate will work closely with development teams, infrastructure teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to optimize our security posture and manage enterprise risk.

Application Security & Vulnerability Remediation

• →Lead application security vulnerability remediation efforts across development teams
• →Administer SAST tooling
• →Administer DAST tooling
• →Administer SCA and software composition / dependency scanning tools
• →Triage and validate vulnerability findings to reduce false positives
• →Provide remediation guidance to development teams on OWASP Top 10 and secure coding practices
• →Integrate scanning tools with ticketing systems and CI/CD pipelines
• →Generate AppSec metrics and reports
• →Provide security code review support

Vulnerability Assessment & Management

• →Administer vulnerability management platforms
• →Configure scan policies, schedules, and asset groups
• →Validate and prioritize vulnerability findings using risk-based prioritization (CVSS + context)
• →Conduct expert analysis and risk scoring of vulnerabilities
• →Coordinate remediation with IT and development teams
• →Manage vulnerability exceptions and risk acceptances
• →Track vulnerability aging and SLA compliance
• →Generate management reports and dashboards
• →Participate in product vulnerability management meetings
• →Participate in Security by Design reviews

MITRE ATT&CK & Threat Detection

• →Develop detection rules mapped to ATT&CK techniques
• →Implement ATT&CK-based alert triage workflows
• →Configure SIEM correlation rules using ATT&CK
• →Conduct gap analysis of ATT&CK coverage
• →Integrate threat intelligence feeds with ATT&CK mapping
• →Build ATT&CK-based hunting queries
• →Create ATT&CK-mapped incident reports

AI-Driven Security Automation & Agent Engineering

• →Build and maintain scripted, cloud-based automation pipelines supporting the team's AI-driven security operations platform
• →Develop and tune AI agent prompts, verdict logic, and disposition rules for automated alert triage
• →Extend the team's internal tool-integration framework connecting security platforms for AI-assisted operations
• →Integrate automation with SIEM, EDR, and ticketing systems
• →Build automated enrichment and reporting workflows
• →Monitor and tune agent/automation performance and disposition accuracy
• →Develop custom integrations using APIs and cloud-native services
• →Maintain observability for automated security workflows

Security Engineering & Architecture

• →Lead Tier 2/3 security incident investigation and response
• →Administer EDR, SIEM, and IAM platforms
• →Implement and tune detection rules and alerts
• →Manage cloud security configurations
• →Support penetration testing and red team activities
• →Conduct WAF/CDN rule audits and configuration reviews
• →Provide security engineering expertise for infrastructure and application architecture decisions
• →Support complex security investigations requiring deep technical analysis
• →Contribute to security design reviews and technical security standards

Policy & Threat Intelligence

• →Draft and review security policies and procedures
• →Conduct policy gap analysis against frameworks
• →Analyze threat intelligence from multiple sources
• →Integrate threat feeds into detection and automation workflows
• →Implement IOC blocking and detection rules
• →Participate in information sharing communities (ISACs)
• →Create threat intelligence reports

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• 5-7 years of experience in security engineering with demonstrated expertise in multiple security domains, including application security

Technical Skills

• Expert knowledge of vulnerability management platforms
• Proficient in MITRE ATT&CK mapping for detection rules and incident response
• Strong experience with SAST, DAST, and SCA tooling for application security
• Deep understanding of application vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10, injection flaws, XSS, authentication bypasses)
• Hands-on scripting experience building cloud-based automation (serverless functions, event-driven pipelines, secrets management)
• Experience with, or strong interest in, AI agent engineering and tool-integration protocols for security operations
• Proficiency administering EDR platforms
• Experience with SIEM administration
• Solid understanding of IAM platforms and federation/SSO concepts
• Proficiency in cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Solid understanding of WAF configuration and audit
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python required; PowerShell a plus)
• Understanding of DevSecOps and secure CI/CD practices
• Practical experience with AI-powered security tooling, including building or operating LLM-based agents, and awareness of emerging AI threats (prompt injection, tool/agent security risks)
• Ability to produce dashboards and reporting for technical and executive audiences

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent communication skills for technical and business audiences
• Strong Agile proficiency with ability to integrate security into sprint planning
• Experience collaborating with development teams and partnering on secure coding
• Ability to translate technical vulnerability findings into actionable remediation guidance
• Strong written communication skills for security documentation, audit responses, and questionnaire completion
• Act as escalation point for Security Analysts
• Participate in project security reviews
• Support sales team with security questionnaires
• Participate in customer security calls

• SIEM administration
• Security automation/orchestration, including AI agent-based automation
• Vulnerability management platforms
• EDR platforms
• DLP platforms
• GRC platforms
• SAST tooling
• DAST tooling
• SCA / dependency scanning tooling
• Cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Threat intelligence platforms
• Ticketing and collaboration platforms

• CySA+ (CompTIA)
• Cloud Security certification (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• GIAC GSEC
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
• GIAC GWEB (Web Application Penetration Tester)
• CompTIA PenTest+ (optional)
• GIAC GCTI (Cyber Threat Intelligence) (optional)
• SIEM Platform Certification (optional)

• DevSecOps experience integrating SAST/DAST into CI/CD pipelines
• Secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) implementation experience
• Compliance experience with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or industry-specific regulations
• Experience with security audit preparation and vendor risk assessment programs
• Threat intelligence analysis and integration experience
• Experience coordinating third-party penetration testing
• Security awareness training development and delivery
• Experience building or integrating LLM-based agents/automation for security operations
• Experience with container and Kubernetes security concepts