Senior Security Operations Engineer

MNTN is a company that prioritizes its people and fosters a culture of trust and innovation. They are seeking an experienced Senior Security Operations Engineer to lead and scale their security operations, focusing on safeguarding systems, networks, and data from cyber threats while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead day-to-day security operations, including monitoring, detection, investigation, and response to security incidents
• Understanding modern cloud infrastructure stacks and injecting security controls in those stacks. Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, ArgoCD, Github for example
• Develop, refine, and maintain SIEM rules, alerts, dashboards, and playbooks for proactive threat detection
• Drive incident response efforts, including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident reporting
• Automate repetitive SecOps processes (e.g., enrichment, remediation, alert triage) to improve efficiency and reduce noise
• Conduct threat hunting activities to identify hidden threats and vulnerabilities
• Collaborate with devops and engineering teams to embed security best practices into systems and workflows
• Perform log analysis and security monitoring across cloud, endpoint, and network environments
• Lead security assessments and participate in vulnerability management and remediation programs
• Partner with compliance and risk management teams to support audits and regulatory requirements

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Security Operations
• Strong knowledge of SIEM platforms
• Expertise in threat detection, malware analysis, and forensic investigation
• Proficiency with scripting and automation tools (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Solid understanding of network protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR, and cloud security controls
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and GCP) and their native security services
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO, and other security frameworks
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with experience guiding teams or projects
• Security certifications a plus