Staff Security Operations Engineer
Why You’ll Love This Role
The Staff Security Operations Engineer will be a pivotal member of Cribl’s Information Security team, primarily responsible for strengthening our security posture through robust security operations and advanced threat detection. You will help lead security incident management, triage, and investigations, and be instrumental in developing innovative solutions to remediate current threats and proactively prevent future attacks. A key aspect of this role will be designing, implementing, and optimizing detection logic to identify sophisticated threats across our environment. You will partner closely with Product Security, IT, and Legal teams, and report to the Sr. Director, Security Engineering and Operations under the CISO.
As An Active Member Of Our Team, You Will…
Provide knowledge and experience in working with modern security principles e.g. SIEM, security data lakes, detection as code, EDR, zero trust networking, and other security tooling, as well as demonstrated experience with incident response and management.
Utilize a strong understanding of common attack frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK) and how to map detections to TTPs
Understanding of authentication and authorization schemes such as SAML, OpenID, OAuth2, and SCIM
Experience scripting/coding in at least one of the following languages: Python, NodeJS, Ruby, Bash
Be the go-to technical subject matter expert on security, compliance, and assurance topics
Communicate ideas to technical and non-technical audiences
Comfortable with ambiguity, have a strong analytical acumen, self-motivated, able to work cross-functionally
We are a remote-first company and work happens across many time-zones – you may be required to occasionally perform duties outside your standard working hours
If You’ve Got It - We Want It
Monitoring security events and alerting via our security tooling, including MSSP, SIEM, AI, and CSPM tooling, to identify and triage potential threats
Developing, implementing, and maintaining high-fidelity detection rules and alerts within SIEM and other security platforms (e.g., EDR, Cloud Security tools) based on threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK framework, and identified risks
Conducting continuous tuning and optimization of existing detection logic to reduce false positives and improve detection efficacy
Responding to issues identified by our Cribl employees
Acting as a security incident response lead, including leveraging and improving detection capabilities during investigations
Building, enhancing, and managing security playbooks, incorporating detection engineering best practices
Conducting security assessments of corporate assets through vulnerability testing, threat hunts, and purple team activities, with a focus on identifying detection gaps and opportunities
Performing both internal and external security reviews of corporate properties e.g., the corporate website and enterprise applications
Leading security incident response tabletop exercises
Continuing to evolve and champion the use of Cribl products in our security tech stack to enhance detection, analysis, and response capabilities
Collaborating with threat intelligence teams to integrate new indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) into detection strategies
Experience with SIEM platforms like Panther is a plus and its detection capabilities
Familiarity with Wiz and cloud native security tooling for detection in AWS, Azure, or GCP
Relevant certifications in cloud security or incident response (e.g., SANS GIAC certifications)
Proven experience in developing, deploying, and maintaining detection rules (e.g., Sigma, YARA, Splunk SPL, KQL) across various security platforms
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The salary for this role is dependent on geographic location and will be based on the individual candidate's job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
In addition to base salary, for sales and some sales-adjacent roles, employees are eligible to earn incentive compensation (commission). For all other roles, employees are eligible to participate in the Cribl Corporate Bonus Program.
In addition to a competitive salary, Cribl also offers a generous benefits package which includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and paid time off, a fertility treatment benefit, 401(k), and equity.
Base Salary Range
$128,000—$200,000 USD