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Title: Senior Security Operations Engineer
Client Industry: Digital Small Business Banking
Company Location: Charlotte, NC / Wilmington, NC / Raleigh, NC
WFH Policy: Hybrid/Remote
Duration: Direct-Hire

About Our Client
Our client is a digital bank that serves small business owners across the country.  Their groundbreaking spin on service and technology has fueled their mission to be America’s Small Business Bank. They never lose sight of the well-being of our people. They believe our employees are the heart of our company. Our commitment to our customers and culture is intertwined, and we seek those who embody and embrace what it takes to empower the American dream.

How This Role Impacts the Company and its People
The Senior Security Operations Engineer plays a key role in safeguarding the organization’s data and customers. You will plan and carry out security measures to prevent, detect and respond to cyber risk events.

What You’ll Do
You will lead the development, implementation, maintenance and monitoring of our Security Operations controls, in support of business objectives. You will own and complete efforts to strengthen our foundation of security across the Bank’s modern cloud platforms and infrastructure, inclusive of SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS systems.  As a leader of our Security Engineering efforts, it is paramount for you to display solid combination of technical, communication, and project management skills.

How You’ll Do It           

• Translate business requirements and lead the effort to design, deploy, configure, handle, map and evolve the technology used to maintain the Security Operations program with a strong focus on automation within cloud technologies.
• Help drive technology and roadmap decisions for detection and response capabilities.
• Serve as Engineering lead for Incident Response Team and support response efforts as needed.
• Coordinate with partner teams to execute and track Security Operations initiatives to successful outcomes.??
• Develop a gap analysis program to identify, onboard, and operationalize new event sources into SIEM platform in order to continuously improve detection and response capability.
• Deploy and maintain DLP technology throughout the enterprise.
• Identify and act on opportunities to improve security posture via system tuning and automation.
• Clearly document your work, present status updates in team meetings, and articulate challenges to progress.
• Assist with responding to internal customer security requests.
• Serve as part of Tier 2 rotating issue in support of after-hours Tier 1 SOC.
• Serve as a thought-leader during the evaluation and procurement of new security technology.
• Deliver metrics related to Security Operations KPI’s.
• Create technical processes documentation and act on opportunities where processes can be improved.

Required Experience

• 5+ years of experience in cloud and/or infrastructure security within high-quality production environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
• Comprehensive experience in selecting, operating, and rationalizing security tooling for common security processes, including SIEM, EDR, SEG, Proxy, vulnerability management, data protection, and data loss prevention (DLP).
• Deep understanding of security controls for modern architecture, especially AWS, Azure, & M365 services.
• Experience with threat modeling, Incident response planning and related activities.
• Experience driving efficiency and automation of security controls and/or proficient in one or more programming languages (such as Go, Python, JavaScript, java, etc.)
• Experience deploying controls to Windows, Unix/Linux and Apple Operating systems for security use cases.
• Understanding of Network Routing, Switching, ACL's and how they affect service delivery.
• Thorough knowledge of information security standard processes, guidance, and policies applicable to the financial industry
• Must be comfortable operating in fast-paced working environments while maintaining a focus on customer service and professionalism.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in publicly traded, financial, and/or insurance organizations.
• Azure Security Engineer or AWS Security Specialty certification preferred.
• SANS Certifications with a cloud-security focus strongly preferred.
• Other combinations of training and certifications are also welcomed – be prepared to explain how it will positively impact your performance as Senior Security Operations Engineer

Skills

• Excellent Project Management
• Critical Thinking
• Presentation skills
• Incident Response
• SOC
• Data Loss Prevention
• M365
• Azure Active Directory
• AWS
• SIEM
• EDR
• Proxy

Certifications

• Azure Security Engineer or AWS Security Specialty certification
• SANS Certifications (Cloud Security focus)

Required to Thrive

• Gravitate to Growth – Shows adaptability and support for changes to improve organizational effectiveness.
• Communicate and Collaborate – Communicates clearly and thoughtfully, demonstrating empathy in teamwork.
• Eye of the Tiger – Gets positive results by taking personal responsibility for actions and team outcomes.
• Know Your Business – Curates and maintains a depth of knowledge and skill to perform one’s job effectively.
• Customer at the Center – Provides customers with a personalized experience to achieve exceptional outcomes.

Perks and Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and retirement plans.
• Opportunity to shape the digital future of a growing small-business banking company.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Professional development opportunities and continuous learning support.
• 100% covered Health Insurance for employees and their families
• 401k Matching Program
• Generous Vacation Days plus Bank Holidays
• Environmentally Conscious, World-Class Campus
• Onsite Health Clinic
• Resources for Mental and Physical Wellbeing

If you are an ambitious and forward-thinking engineering leader with a passion for innovation and a desire to make a meaningful impact on the small-business community, we invite you to join our team and help us build the future of digital banking. Apply now to be a part of our exciting journey.
 

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