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# Security Operations Engineer

- **Company:** COHERE, LLC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $156,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Code Reuse, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Identity and Access Management, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Python (Programming Language), Network Segmentation, Role-Based Access Control, Security Information and Event Management, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Git, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Terraform, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Devsecops, Golang
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-security-operations-engineer-cohere-2-10660424

## About the Role

* 5+ years previous experience in SecOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Security, Threat Detection & Response or software development with a strong focus on security engineering.
 * You're a hands-on security engineer interested in automating controls and building scalable solutions rather than relying on manual processes.
 * You have experience in managing cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI) and Kubernetes environments
 * Familiarity with CI/CD systems and SecOps workflows (Git, Terraform) in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, OCI)
 * Have practical experience with one or more of : infrastructure automation, network segmentation, system hardening, container and cloud security concepts, and security observability
 * You have experience with multiple languages such as Golang and/or Python
 * Are comfortable navigating ambiguity, making informed decisions with incomplete information, and adapting your approach as requirements evolve.
 * You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems
 * You are able to make trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions - help build solutions and able to review what tools are available
 * You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences

## Description

* Serve as trusted advisor to team's leadership and partner teams by clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues
 * Harden our cloud-native environments (AWS, OCI, GCP) by introducing secure by default cloud controls
 * Own and drive resolutions for enabling engineers to design, build, and use infrastructure securely at scale by paving the secure path using infrastructure-as-code modules and reusable code libraries
 * Manage IAM / RBAC for cloud infrastructure, and partner with IT on streamlining authentication/authorization to ensure unified access control across the board
 * Deploy, integrate and operationalize security platforms and services including but not limited to SIEM, SOAR, domain monitoring, endpoint tooling, cloud security tooling
 * Respond to security incidents and harden environments post-incidents.
 * Support control monitoring and remediation for compliance initiatives
 * Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues with cross-team dependencies
 * Partner empathetically with engineering teams to understand their needs and deliver practical, scalable security solutions without creating unnecessary friction.