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# Principal Security Engineer

- **Company:** Altruist Corp
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $203,000.0 - $285,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Query Languages, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Information and Event Management, Datadog, Mttr, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Splunk, SentinelOne Expertise
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c3fefd2cda32853b

## About the Role

* Experience - 6+ years in security operations, including 2+ years leading or managing a SOC or detection & response team:
 * Hands-on incident response and investigations in a cloud-first environment
 * Depth with SIEM (Datadog/Splunk), EDR/MDR (CrowdStrike/SentinelOne), and cloud telemetry (AWS)
 * Experience managing an MDR/MSSP and/or IR retainer relationship
 * Strong ability to lead through influence and operate with urgency
 * Education - A B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Information Security or relevant experience
 * Technical aptitude - You're technologically savvy and comfortable across modern cloud and detection stacks (i.e., AWS, Kubernetes, SIEM query languages, detection-as-code, Terraform, etc.)
 * Ownership - The pride you put into every aspect of your work is unparalleled and undeniable
 * Superb communication - Intentional dialogue is a superpower. You listen as well as you share your perspective with others.
 * Resilience - We're inspired by your unwavering determination to achieve success, no matter the adversity you face along the way.
 * Assurance - Your confidence is brilliant, yet ego-less. You possess a strong knowledge base, the ability to discover the unknown, and are open to differing perspectives.
 * Creative problem solving - Identifying the problem is simply not enough. You're instinctually creative with your approach in finding solutions to roadblocks.

Bonus points if you bring

 * Experience working in regulated environments (SEC/FINRA, fintech, or financial services)
 * Experience building or standing up a 24x7 SOC or transitioning to managed detection & response
 * Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA)

## Description

* Lead, mentor, and grow the security operations / detection & response team, setting priorities and career paths.
 * Own our 24x7 security monitoring strategy across our managed detection & response provider
 * Run the incident response program end to end - from detection through containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review.
 * Define and report on SecOps metrics and SLAs (MTTD/MTTR, alert quality, coverage) to security and executive leadership.
 * Mature our detection engineering, threat-intelligence ingestion, and response automation (SOAR) capabilities.
 * Drive regular tabletop and purple-team exercises and partner with Cloud, IT, and Engineering to close gaps surfaced by monitoring.
 * Own the day-to-day operation and roadmap of the security operations tooling stack.


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