Security Engineer

Second Front Systems

Security Engineer responsible for building security automation and monitoring in cloud-native environments. Ensuring cybersecurity for the DoD and government customers at Second Front Systems.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $137,000 - $191,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoKubernetesMicroservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and deploy security automation and monitoring microservices in Go (Golang).
Build and maintain security automation and monitoring solutions with a focus on Azure environments, leveraging tools such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, and Azure AD.
Enhance and maintain SIEM integrations, log pipelines, and threat detection logic across AWS, Kubernetes, and application layers.
Build infrastructure as code (IaC) with Pulumi in Go to securely deploy cloud-native services.
Develop and maintain incident detection and response automation, integrating with tools such as AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Wazuh, and others.
Create and manage dashboards, alerts, and playbooks to support real-time monitoring and Blue Team operations.
Support threat-hunting initiatives through custom log enrichment, alert tuning, and behavioral detection.
Work closely with the other Security Engineers and the platform team to assess risk, harden configurations, and evolve security posture.
Document architectures, detection logic, and operational procedures to ensure repeatability and scalability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5 years of experience in DevSecOps, Blue Team engineering, or security automation.
Strong experience developing tools and microservices in Go (Golang).
Proficiency with Pulumi or similar Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks.
Deep understanding of AWS security services, IAM, and networking fundamentals.
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
Proven ability to analyze logs, correlate events, and respond to incidents.
Experience integrating or managing SIEMs (e.g., Wazuh, Elastic, Opensearch).
Familiarity with threat detection, alerting, and response automation in cloud environments.
DoD Secret Clearance (active or eligible).
DoD 8570/8140 compliant IAT2

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary
100% Healthcare, vision and dental coverage
401(k) + 3% company contribution
Equity incentive plan
Tech + office supplies stipend
Annual professional development stipend
Flexible paid time off + federal holidays off
Parental leave
Work from anywhere
Referral Bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoGolangInfrastructure as CodePulumiAWSKubernetesDockerSIEMlog analysisincident response

Soft Skills

collaborationrisk assessmentconfiguration hardeningdocumentationproblem-solving

Certifications

DoD Secret ClearanceDoD 8570/8140 compliant IAT2