Security Operations Engineer

Abacus Insights

Security Operations Engineer managing security operations to support AI initiatives in healthcare data for health plans. Ensuring security compliance and responsiveness in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudSplunk

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of security operational work from intake to closure, including triage, prioritization, routing, and verification.
Serve as the primary owner of the security operations backlog in Jira, ensuring issues are clearly scoped, properly assigned, and progressing.
Triage and manage findings from security tooling (e.g., CSPM, SIEM, DLP, endpoint security), escalating when necessary and closing the loop with evidence.
Act as the first line of operational response for routine security requests such as firewall rules, IP allowlisting, certificate management, logging changes, and access related exceptions.
Manage cloud and application security findings through remediation, exception, or risk acceptance workflows.
Coordinate directly with engineering teams on remediation efforts, ensuring expectations, deadlines, and verification steps are clear.
Maintain accurate status tracking and supporting evidence for remediation and audit purposes.
Support recurring vulnerability management activities and reporting requirements.
Execute daily, weekly, and monthly security review tasks, including log reviews, alert reviews, and dashboard verification.
Ensure required logs are present, flowing, and usable; identify and escalate gaps in coverage.
Produce and maintain security artifacts required for audits, customer assurance, and regulatory reviews.
Own recurring security operational tasks tied to compliance (e.g., access reviews, log review evidence, vulnerability reports).

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–6 years of experience in security operations, cloud operations, or SRE-adjacent roles.
Strong experience operating security tooling such as cloud security posture management (CSPM), SIEM, endpoint protection, or DLP platforms.
Hands-on familiarity with cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure) and common operational security controls.
Experience managing work through ticketing systems (e.g., Jira) with a focus on clarity, prioritization, and follow-through.
Strong understanding of operational security concepts, including vulnerability management, least privilege, logging, and auditability.
Ability to work calmly across many parallel work items and maintain operational discipline.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, especially when coordinating across teams.
Experience supporting regulated environments (e.g., healthcare, HITRUST, SOC 2) is a plus.
Familiarity with tools such as Wiz, Splunk, Microsoft Defender, or equivalent platforms is a plus.
Experience supporting audit cycles or customer security reviews is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited paid time off – recharge when you need it
Work from anywhere – flexibility to fit your life
Comprehensive health coverage – multiple plan options to choose from
Equity for every employee – share in our success
Growth-focused environment – your development matters here
Home office setup allowance – one-time support to get you started
Monthly cell phone allowance – stay connected with ease

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Hard Skills & Tools

security operationscloud operationsvulnerability managementoperational security conceptsticketing systemscloud security posture management (CSPM)SIEMendpoint protectionDLPlogging

Soft Skills

communication skillsoperational disciplineprioritizationclarityability to work across parallel work items