Staff Security Operations Engineer

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm focused on delivering unique insights for sophisticated global institutional investors. The Staff Security Operations Engineer will own the operational backbone of Detection & Response, ensuring efficient processes, automation, and AI integration to enhance security operations.

Responsibilities:

• Process Design: Redesign workflows to be simpler, faster, and easier to follow
• Automation & Code: Write scripts, build integrations, eliminate manual toil
• AI Integration: Leverage AI tools (AI SOC, copilots) to accelerate triage, enrichment, and investigation
• Intake & Triage: Every request into D&R routed correctly with minimal manual effort
• Investigation Flow: Clear processes from alert to resolution; nothing falls through cracks
• MDR Oversight: Vendor integration, escalation quality, handoff efficiency
• Lessons Learned: Hotwashes, post-incident reviews, process improvements

Requirements:

• 10+ years security operations or SOC experience
• Writes code—Python, scripting, API work; builds own tools
• Experience redesigning and simplifying operational processes
• Experience managing MSSP/MDR vendor integrations
• Strong Jira/ticketing system expertise
• Clear written communication—documents processes others can follow
• Experience applying AI/LLMs to security operations (triage, enrichment, summarization)
• SOAR platform experience
• Experience building security operations workflows from scratch
• Background in process design or operational improvement