Remote Security Data Engineering and Automation Lead - REMOTE - Texas

Description:

• The Security Data Engineering and Automation Lead will work remotely from Houston, Texas.
• This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining a unified data model to support security operations.
• The position focuses on data engineering, automation, and advanced detection strategies to address emerging threats.
• Responsibilities include integrating security technologies, automating threat detection processes, and developing scalable data pipelines.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including security analysts, data scientists, and engineering teams, is essential for driving innovation and optimizing security workflows.
• Key accountabilities include designing and maintaining a unified security data model, building a centralized security data lake, developing automation pipelines, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and enhancing SOC operations through SOAR functions.
• The lead will work closely with stakeholders to refine detection engineering pipelines and automate repetitive security tasks, while also focusing on collaboration, documentation, and process standardization.

Requirements:

• Proficiency in Python for automation, data integration, and pipeline development is required.
• Strong experience with REST APIs to enable seamless security platform integrations is necessary.
• Expertise in data engineering, including ETL processes and data pipeline orchestration tools, is essential.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions is required.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible is needed.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes) is required.
• Strong knowledge of SIEM (Splunk, Sentinel) and EDR tools (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) is essential.
• Understanding of SOAR platforms (Cortex XSOAR, Siemplify) for automating security workflows is necessary.
• Excellent project management and communication skills are required, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
• The candidate must be highly organized, with a strong ability to document and standardize processes.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with GitOps workflows for security automation, familiarity with detection engineering frameworks such as Sigma, YARA, or YARA-L, knowledge of static code analysis tools (SonarQube), and relevant certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert).

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
• There is remote work flexibility within a collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage is provided, including medical, dental, and vision plans.
• A 401(k) match with immediate vesting is included in the benefits package.
• Professional development opportunities, including training and certifications, are available.
• Paid time off and holidays are offered to support work-life balance.
• Employees will have access to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to work on innovative security solutions.