Security Operations Engineer, Associate - Security Operations Engineering

About the role

The Blackstone Security Operations – Engineering team is growing to support new cross-functional security needs. The Associate Security Engineer will provide SIEM, automation, and security platform engineering support to assist both new cross-team engineering projects and day-to-day SIEM operations / engineering support.

Responsibilities

• Designing and customizing complex SIEM search queries, dashboards, and promoting advanced searching, forensics, and analytics
• Developing and documenting configuration standards, policies, and procedures for operating security / SIEM platforms
• Developing and implementing SOAR automations to support response and investigation workflows
• Ensuring that our assets meet baseline security standards and providing visibility and observability across all assets in the estate

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a hands-on technical role in information security or related field
• 3+ years of infrastructure/software engineering experience with a focus on Cloud technologies
• Hands-on experience with SIEM (e.g. Splunk)
• Experience with cloud native architectures such as AWS, Azure, Office 365 etc.
• Development/scripting experience (Python and/or PowerShell)
• Proven experience with infrastructure-as-code frameworks (e.g. Terraform)
• Proven experience working with git source control and CI/CD systems (Jenkins, Gitlab CICD/Runners)
• Proven experience with multiple security event detection platforms (and orchestrating those to a centralized detection platform).
• Experience with containers and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, AWS ECS)
• Experience with asset hardening (CIS/STIG)
• Experience with Endpoint Detection and Response systems
• Strong written and oral communication skills; effectively explains technical ideas to non-technical individuals at any level
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits; paid time off; life insurance; 401(k) plan; and discretionary bonuses.