Detection Engineer – SIEM Analyst

Ardent

Cloud Security Architect designing secure hybrid architectures for Zero Trust enforcement. Collaborating to align cloud-native controls with enterprise policies while maintaining compliance with FedRAMP and federal frameworks.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudDockerGradleJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMavenSDLCShell ScriptingTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads teams with building comprehensive zero trust solutions that encompasses Users, Applications and Infrastructure
Understanding of the Agile SDLC and how SecDevOps plays a role in it
Coordinate coding and unit testing phases of system development and efforts
Manages delivery on all projects and commitments
Lead and contribute to the service delivery across multiple project phases of the software development life cycle
Serve as subject matter expert for leading Best practices across SecDevOps, CICD, Rapid Release and related end to end automation
Managing, building, configuring, administering, operating and maintaining all components that comprise the SecDevOps environment
Developing and maintaining secure deployments to AWS and multi-cloud environment and other tasks
Scripting and maintaining security embedded build environments
Working with project teams to integrate their products into the Zero Trust, SecDevOps environment
Document, schedule, and executes software scans, builds and deployments
Document Security, CM, SCM Plans, Releases and Build Procedures
Production-level experience in Infrastructure Automation using Ansible, Terraform, Docker, ECS, EKS, ECR, and Fargate
Design, configure, and support software build/deploy pipelines (CI/CD, Jenkins, Git, GitLab)
Assist with software deployment through various staged operating environments (e.g., Development, QA, Staging, Production)
Linux and shell scripting

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Bachelors degree in related field (Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Business Management preferred)
10+ years of software development experience
7+ years of experience in a combination of software development and technical operations support
Deep understanding of user credentials, identities, authentication, SSO, applications, workloads, endpoints, networks, data, automation, security analytics, SIEM, SOAR, threat intelligence
Experience with monolith and microservice architectures using containerization and Kubernetes
Solid understanding of managing polyglot technologies, frameworks, and applications
Cloud-Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)-compliant software stack (Kubernetes) and Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant containers (Docker)
Demonstrated ability to manage projects from end to end with minimal supervision
Expert knowledge of branching, merging, and archiving software throughout the development lifecycle
Proven experience managing system changes without interruption to the user
Familiarity with CI tools such as source control (Git preferred), build tools (Maven, Gradle, npm), and automation (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, scripting)
GovCon experience preferred
Technical lead experience preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Comprehensive health coverage
Flexible PTO
Federal holidays off
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development support
Wellness stipends
Culture that values hard work, dedication, and adaptability

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Hard Skills & Tools

Agile SDLCSecDevOpsInfrastructure AutomationAnsibleTerraformDockerKubernetesCI/CDLinuxshell scripting

Soft Skills

leadershipproject managementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingsubject matter expertisedocumentationschedulingdelivery managementadaptability

Certifications

Bachelors degree in Computer ScienceBachelors degree in Software EngineeringBachelors degree in Business ManagementCloud-Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) complianceOpen Container Initiative (OCI) compliance