Security Automation Engineer

Requirements

• Prior experience working in federal government environments.
• Professional cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA Security+, GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC), or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Experience with endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms such as CrowdStrike Falcon, Carbon Black, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, or similar tools.
• Experience with vulnerability management platforms such as Tenable Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7 InsightVM, or similar tools including scanner deployment, scan configuration, and vulnerability remediation tracking.
• Understanding of malware analysis tools and techniques including sandboxing technologies, reverse engineering tools, and dynamic/static analysis platforms.
• Experience working in Security Operations Centers (SOC) or incident response teams with understanding of security operations workflows, incident handling procedures, and escalation processes.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef for automating security infrastructure deployment and configuration.

Additional Information

Make a difference here. UltraViolet Cyber is a leading platform-enabled unified security operations company providing a comprehensive suite of security operations solutions. Founded and operated by security practitioners with decades of experience, the UltraViolet Cyber security-as-code platform combines technology innovation and human expertise to make advanced real-time cybersecurity accessible for all organizations by eliminating risks of separate red and blue teams. By creating continuously optimized identification, detection, and resilience from today's dynamic threat landscape, UltraViolet Cyber provides both managed and custom-tailored unified security operations solutions to the Fortune 500, Federal Government, and Commercial clients. UltraViolet Cyber is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with global offices across the U.S. and in India. Ultraviolet Cyber is seeking an experienced Security Engineer with a strong technical background in administering, configuring, and maintaining enterprise cybersecurity tools and infrastructure. This individual will serve as a hands-on technical expert responsible for leading the day-to-day operations, configuration management, and deployment of critical security platforms and systems that protect our organization's digital assets. Qualified candidates will possess deep expertise in digital forensics platforms, security orchestration and automation tools, network detection and response systems, and security infrastructure management with a proven track record of maintaining high availability and optimal performance of security technologies. This role requires a technically proficient professional who can independently manage complex security tool ecosystems, apply technical configurations and patches, troubleshoot platform issues, and collaborate with security operations teams to ensure tools are properly tuned and delivering value. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in forensics platforms including FTK and Magnet AXIOM Cyber, security automation platforms like Cortex XSOAR, network detection tools such as ExtraHop, and forensic workstations including FRED systems. A successful Security Engineer will exhibit strong problem-solving abilities, excellent documentation skills, the ability to work in high-pressure incident response situations, and a commitment to maintaining security best practices while ensuring minimal downtime of critical security infrastructure. This position will be part of a team that works onsite in Portland, OR. We are looking for an engineer that is excited and ready to work onsite with the team for collaboration and contributing to the team culture. UltraViolet Cyber maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect our company's differing products, services, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors. We sincerely thank all applicants in advance for submitting their interest in this position. We know your time is valuable. UltraViolet Cyber welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. If you want to make an impact, UltraViolet Cyber is the place for you!

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