# Security Engineer (Security Operations)

**Company:** [Everlaw](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/everlaw)
**Location:** Oakland, CA
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Salary:** $159k – $201k/yr
**Experience:** 1+ years
**Skills:** Python, Linux, AWS, Nessus, Trivy, Wazuh, Zeek, Splunk, Elk, Datadog, IAM, Security Hub, Guardduty, Terraform, Ansible
**Posted:** 2026-05-05

> Security Engineer triages events, responds to incidents, manages AWS security services, and improves vulnerability management/threat detection on the security operations team. Requires 1-3 years security experience, scripting (Python), Linux, and security tools like SIEM and scanners.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Support improvements in vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
- Triage security events and respond to incidents, containing them and guiding recovery.
- Strengthen threat detection and response systems for cloud infrastructure, third-party integrations, and platform services.
- Develop and refine security processes, procedures, and runbooks.
- Manage and tune AWS security services (IAM, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config).
- Collaborate with teams to probe vulnerabilities, assess risk, and advise on responses.
- Lead threat modeling, security design reviews, and review code/configurations.
- Proactively solve security challenges and foster security mindset.

## Requirements

- 1-3 years in security-focused role.
- Experience handling security events/incidents from triage to remediation.
- Programming skills in scripting language (e.g., **Python**); comfortable in Linux.
- Experience with vulnerability scanners (**Nessus**, **Trivy**), HIDS/NIDS (**Wazuh**, **Zeek**), SIEM/SOAR (**Splunk**, **ELK**, **Datadog**).
- Understand vulnerability lifecycle; detecting, prioritizing, remediating.
- Written detection rules and response processes.
- Explain technical concepts accessibly; balance security with productivity.

## Nice-to-haves

- Experience with SaaS and distributed systems.
- Programming in compiled language (e.g., **Java**).
- Experience with **AWS**, **Terraform**, **Ansible**, **git**.

## Compensation

- Salary range: $159,000 - $201,000 (dependent on experience/skills).

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