$60000 - $70000
This is an urgent, full-time hybrid Security Operations Engineer opportunity in Addison, TX with a large organization. You'll join an established security operations team responsible for protecting a large enterprise environment using CrowdStrike Falcon, Splunk SIEM, and an email security gateway, with a strong focus on incident response, threat hunting, detection, and security engineering.
Required Skills & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of combined IT and cybersecurity experience, including experience within a SOC or security engineering environment
Hands-on experience with Splunk or a comparable SIEM for alert triage, correlation, investigation, and root cause analysis
Proven experience supporting major incident response activities
Experience with EDR detection, investigation, and response, preferably CrowdStrike Falcon
Strong written communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical findings into clear, concise language for non-technical stakeholders
Ability and willingness to participate in an on-call rotation, including weekends
Desired Skills & Experience
Security certification such as CompTIA Security+, CySA+, CEH, or equivalent
Experience with digital forensics and/or threat hunting
Scripting experience using Python, PowerShell, or Bash
Experience developing security detection rules and SOAR playbooks
Experience working with a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider
Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
Experience with enterprise security operations and incident management processes
What You Will Be Doing Daily Responsibilities
65% Hands On: Investigate and correlate suspicious events, determine root cause, support major incident response efforts, perform proactive and reactive threat hunting, and recommend improvements to security controls and procedures
35% Team Collaboration: Serve as an escalation point and resource for junior analysts, partner with cross-functional teams, conduct business impact analysis, and participate in incident response exercises and drills
The Offer
Full-time, hybrid opportunity in Addison, TX
Opportunity to work with enterprise-scale security technologies including CrowdStrike Falcon and Splunk
Exposure to global security operations, incident response, threat hunting, and detection engineering
Opportunity for career growth from SOC operations into a broader security engineering role
Bonus eligible
You will receive the following benefits:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Vacation Time
Stock Options
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
