Security Operations Engineer I

Job Impulse
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$125,000.0 - $155,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services ARM Architecture Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Security CompTIA Security+ Cyber Security Identity and Access Management Intrusion Detection and Prevention Python (Programming Language) Network Security Log Analysis Windows PowerShell
+11 more
Azure Active Directory Kusto Query Language Security Information and Event Management Software Vulnerability Management Data Logging Scripting Mitre Att&ck Firewalls (Computer Science) Falcon Platform Microsoft Sentinel Splunk

Job description

As a Security Operations Engineer at Impulse, you will support the day-to-day operation, monitoring, and improvement of the organization’s security tooling and detection capabilities. This role will work closely with the cybersecurity engineering team and the security operations center to help maintain visibility across endpoint, cloud, identity, and network environments. This is an ideal opportunity for an early-career security professional looking to grow hands-on experience with modern security operations, SIEM technologies, endpoint detection and response (EDR), cloud security tools, and incident investigation workflows. The Security Operations Engineer will assist with alert triage, log onboarding, security monitoring, detection tuning, and validation of security controls across enterprise systems., * Monitor and investigate alerts from SIEM, EDR, identity, cloud, and network security platforms

  • Triage and escalate suspected security incidents to SOC teams and senior security staff
  • Correlate logs and telemetry across multiple security tools to support investigations
  • Analyze alerts to distinguish false positives from legitimate threats
  • Support administration and daily operations of security tools, including Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Splunk, Elastic, and Wiz
  • Assist with identity and access security, firewall, and network security platform management
  • Onboard, validate, and maintain log sources within the SIEM environment
  • Ensure comprehensive logging coverage and visibility across enterprise systems
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity engineering and SOC teams to improve detection capabilities and alert accuracy
  • Tune detection rules, reduce false positives, and validate security controls across endpoints, cloud, and identity platforms
  • Support vulnerability remediation, security hardening, incident response, and post-incident reviews
  • Partner with IT, compliance, and engineering teams while continuously developing expertise in cloud security, endpoint security, SIEM operations, and threat detection

Requirements

Do you have experience in Triage?, * 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, SOC operations, or security engineering

  • Familiarity with SIEM and endpoint security tools
  • Basic understanding of: Security monitoring and incident response, endpoint detection and response (EDR), cloud and identity security concepts, log analysis and alert triage
  • Experience working with or exposure to tools such as: Microsoft Defender, Elastic, Splunk, or Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Cortex XDR, or similar EDR platforms, Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced operational environment, * 5+ years’ experience in cybersecurity
  • CompTIA Security+, CySA+, or equivalent certifications
  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS
  • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Basic scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python, KQL)
  • Experience supporting compliance or regulated environments

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Stock options

About the company

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

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