Detection Engineer

Nelnet

Cybersecurity Log Operations Engineer at Nelnet handling cybersecurity technologies and cloud infrastructure. Producing results with minimal supervision and monitoring logs in SIEM tools.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureChefCloudCyber SecurityPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Is a self-starter and can consistently produce outstanding results with minimal supervision.
Monitors and works with logs in SIEM tools and other log aggregators such as Google Observability.
Builds and maintains Cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Verifies if threat findings are actual threats or false positives.
Participates in department-wide change control and IT governance processes, on behalf of the Nelnet Cyber Security Group (CSG).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science, systems administration, information systems, or related areas.
Minimum experience of four years in implementing and supporting cybersecurity technologies.
Ability to work with a remote team via collaboration tools (Microsoft Teams, E-Mail, and Video Conferences).
Experience with PowerShell, Python, BASH, Chef or Ansible a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
HSA and FSA
generous earned time off
401K/student loan repayment
life insurance & AD&D insurance
employee assistance program
employee stock purchase program
tuition reimbursement
performance-based incentive pay
short- and long-term disability
robust wellness program

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Hard Skills & Tools

cybersecurityPowerShellPythonBASHChefAnsibleAWSAzureGoogle CloudSIEM

Soft Skills

self-starterminimal supervisioncollaborationcommunication