Second Front Systems

Security Engineer

Second Front Systems

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: ColoradoDistrict of ColumbiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $137,000 - $191,000 per year

About the role

  • 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

  • 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
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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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