Airitos, LLC

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Airitos, LLC

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxMacOSMicroservicesPython

About the role

  • Support and advance endpoint security, data protection, and identity-related security operations
  • Strengthen endpoint protection, data loss prevention, cloud access controls, and incident response capabilities
  • Administer and optimize Microsoft Defender XDR
  • Manage and monitor endpoint security controls across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments
  • Troubleshoot endpoint outages, configuration failures, agent issues, and platform-level disruptions
  • Administer and engineer endpoint, network, and email DLP controls
  • Review and remediate block events, tune policies, and make rule adjustments to improve detection fidelity
  • Collaborate with the SOC to analyze, triage, and respond to alerts
  • Develop and maintain escalation procedures, playbooks, and knowledge articles
  • Maintain familiarity with broader security tooling
  • Communicate security risks, gaps, and metrics to leadership

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 6+ years of experience in risk management, security engineering, security awareness, or related functions
  • Strong proficiency with the Microsoft Security Tool Suite, including Defender XDR and related cloud and endpoint technologies
  • Hands-on scripting experience with Python and PowerShell, especially for automation, APIs, and metric collection
  • Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, web application frameworks, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Strong knowledge of threat landscapes, detection techniques, and investigation methodologies
  • Experience with SIEM/SOAR platforms and security event triage
  • Familiarity with CASB solutions, DLP engineering, and email security platforms
  • Experience working in highly regulated environments; financial industry exposure is preferred
  • Must uphold confidentiality, privacy standards, and all client security requirements.
Benefits
  • Occasional travel to company, partner, or vendor locations
  • Security awareness and policy adoption efforts support

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Hard skills
endpoint securitydata protectionidentity-related security operationsMicrosoft Defender XDRdata loss preventionincident responsescripting with Pythonscripting with PowerShellAPIssecurity event triage
Soft skills
collaborationcommunicationrisk managementproblem-solvinganalytical thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in CybersecurityBachelor’s degree in Information SecurityBachelor’s degree in Computer Science