Lightserve Corp

Senior Software Engineer – SOC

Lightserve Corp

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaPythonRubyRuby on RailsSplunk

About the role

  • Design, develop, and maintain software components for SOC platforms, including dashboards, alert systems, and internal tooling for threat hunting and mitigation.
  • Integrate and optimize security monitoring tools such as SIEM (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, QRadar), SOAR, EDR, and network detection systems.
  • Develop custom parsers, correlation rules, scripts, and automation workflows to ingest logs, detect threats, and minimize false positives.
  • Build and enhance features for data visualization, alerting, and reporting to support real-time monitoring and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS).
  • Collaborate with SOC analysts and security researchers to translate operational needs into technical solutions, such as automated playbooks and threat intelligence integrations.
  • Perform code reviews, ensure high-quality testing (unit, integration, and automated), and maintain system reliability, scalability, and security.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize existing monitoring infrastructure, including performance tuning and log ingestion strategies.
  • Contribute to threat detection engineering by implementing rules based on MITRE ATT&CK frameworks and emerging threats.
  • Participate in on-call rotations for production support and incident response as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Ruby/Rails, Go, Java, or similar; experience with scripting (Bash, PowerShell) is a plus.
  • Strong understanding of networking, cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), and log management.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts, including threat detection, incident response, and common attack vectors.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in a SOC environment or building tools for security operations is preferred.
  • Certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, GSEC, or vendor-specific (e.g., Splunk Certified Developer) are preferred.
  • Contributions to open-source projects or personal cybersecurity tools are preferred.
Benefits
  • Company‐paid medical and dental premiums for employees on our base plan.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Access to vision and other ancillary benefits.
  • 401(K) including company match after one year.
  • Company paid long‐term disability and life insurance.
  • Paid time off plus 10 company‐paid holidays.

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Hard skills
PythonRubyGoJavaBashPowerShellSIEMSOAREDRMITRE ATT&CK
Soft skills
problem-solvingcollaborationadaptabilitycommunicationattention to detailcritical thinkingtime managementcreativityanalytical skillsteamwork
Certifications
CompTIA Security+CISSPGSECSplunk Certified Developer