second-front-systems - Security Engineer
Requirements
• 3–5 years of experience in DevSecOps, Blue Team engineering, or security automation. • Strong experience developing tools and microservices in Go (Golang). • Proficiency with Pulumi or similar Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks. • Deep understanding of AWS security services, IAM, and networking fundamentals. • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines. • Proven ability to analyze logs, correlate events, and respond to incidents. • Experience integrating or managing SIEMs (e.g., Wazuh, Elastic, Opensearch). • Familiarity with threat detection, alerting, and response automation in cloud environments. • DoD Secret Clearance (active or eligible). • DoD 8570/8140 compliant IAT2 • Certified AWS, CKA, CKAD, • CySA+, Sec+, or DoD 8570/8140 compliant IAT2 OR • Ability to attain DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification within 3 months of hire. • Hands-on experience with threat intelligence enrichment, behavioral analytics, or custom detections. • Familiarity with cilium, keycloak, kyverno, or tetragon for runtime security and observability. • Experience in data engineering or security data pipelines (PLG stack, cloudtrail, guardDuty.). • The expected base salary range for this role is $137,000-$191,000. Final compensation will be based on factors such as experience, skills, level, and geographic location. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and equity grants as part of the total compensation package. • SUCCESS AT 2F LOOKS LIKE: • Viewing obstacles as opportunities for growth • Having a bias toward action and tangible, measurable results • Striving to be both compassionate and direct with your feedback • Being team-oriented and inclusive with your actions
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and deploy security automation and monitoring microservices in Go (Golang). • Build and maintain security automation and monitoring solutions with a focus on Azure environments, leveraging tools such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, and Azure AD. • Enhance and maintain SIEM integrations, log pipelines, and threat detection logic across AWS, Kubernetes, and application layers. • Build infrastructure as code (IaC) with Pulumi in Go to securely deploy cloud-native services. • Develop and maintain incident detection and response automation, integrating with tools such as AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Wazuh, and others. • Create and manage dashboards, alerts, and playbooks to support real-time monitoring and Blue Team operations. • Support threat-hunting initiatives through custom log enrichment, alert tuning, and behavioral detection. • Work closely with the other Security Engineers and the platform team to assess risk, harden configurations, and evolve security posture. • Document architectures, detection logic, and operational procedures to ensure repeatability and scalability.
Benefits
• $200K – $240K • Offers Bonus • Upload your resume here to autofill key application fields. • Drop your resume here! • Parsing your resume. Autofilling key fields... • or drag and drop here • Washington, DC / Maryland / Virginia (DMV area) • Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Denver / Colorado Springs, Colorado • Dallas / Fort Worth, Texas • Another location- please share below. • Please share if you are not in one of the 4 hubs listed above. • Any additional information • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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