Security Operations Enginee
Location: Remote (United States)
Work Hours: 9 AM - 6 PM local time
About Delinea
Join Delinea, a pioneer at the forefront of identity security, empowering organizations worldwide to govern human and machine interactions with intelligent, centralized authorization. Our leading cloud-native Identity Security Platform, powered by AI, applies critical context across the entire identity lifecycle – spanning cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, SaaS applications, and AI environments.
We’re not just securing identities; we're redefining the standard. Our platform is unique in its ability to discover all identities—from workforce to developers and machines—assign appropriate access, detect irregularities, and respond to threats in real-time. With rapid deployment in weeks, up to 90% fewer resources required than competitors, and an exceptional 99.995% uptime, Delinea delivers robust security and operational efficiency without compromise.
We are a passionate, global team driven by world-class product leadership and strategic investment from TPG. We champion diversity, innovation, and a culture of respect and fairness. If you're ready to push boundaries and challenge the status quo in security, you belong with us.
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The Opportunity: Security Operations Engineer
Are you a skilled Security Operations Engineer with a passion for building, automating, and optimizing advanced security capabilities? Delinea's Cybersecurity organization is looking for a proactive and experienced professional to join our team. In this pivotal remote role, you will apply strong technical and engineering expertise to design and implement scalable security solutions that identify and neutralize threats across our diverse systems.
Reporting to the Security Operations Manager, you will be instrumental in enhancing our security posture within a distributed operations environment, focusing on engineering and optimizing critical security tooling.
What You’ll Do
Engineer and maintain cutting-edge security operations platforms: This includes SIEM, EDR, NDR, email security, and cloud security solutions.
Develop robust detection rules and automated playbooks: Build integrations and apply a detections-as-code approach, ensuring version control, peer review, and continuous tuning against alert quality metrics.
Lead security engineering initiatives: Architect and implement capabilities across endpoint security, data loss prevention (DLP), email security, network security, SIEM enhancements, detection engineering, and security automation.
Collaborate strategically: Partner with cross-functional teams to seamlessly embed security controls into business processes, fostering a security-first mindset.
Drive innovation: Research, evaluate, and operationalize new security products and services, including AI-enabled platforms. This involves building proof-of-concept integrations, providing adoption recommendations, and driving integration across the entire security stack.
What You’ll Bring
Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
3+ years of hands-on experience in a security engineering or security operations role.
Demonstrated enterprise-level working experience with one or more of the following: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Network Detection and Response (NDR), vulnerability management, threat intelligence, security awareness, data loss prevention (DLP), firewalls, and email security.
Proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash for developing security tools and automating repetitive tasks.
Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in English.
We’d Love to See
Relevant security and/or technical industry certifications (e.g., ISC2, GIAC, EC-Council, ISACA, CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft).
Experience with digital forensics, privileged access management (PAM), and penetration testing tools.
Familiarity with common regulatory and statutory requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, SOC2, ISO 27001, NIST).
Experience with cloud security platforms and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure DevOps).
For this Job, Delinea is not considering candidates that need any type of US work authorization now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J1, etc.
Why Delinea? Our Culture & Benefits Spirited - We bring energy and passion to everything we do We believe these values cultivate a work environment that embraces collaboration and camaraderie. We also take care of our employees with competitive salaries, a meaningful bonus program, and excellent benefits, including comprehensive healthcare insurance, pension/retirement matching, life insurance, an employee assistance program, generous time off plans, and paid company holidays. Delinea is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
At Delinea, we’re more than just a company; we're passionate problem-solvers dedicated to helping the world's largest organizations protect their most critical assets: human and machine identities. We invest in smart, self-motivated, and collaborative individuals, offering meaningful work, a culture of innovation, and clear career progression.
Our core values are STRONG and guide our behaviors and success:
Trust - We act with integrity and deliver on our commitments
Respect - We listen, value different perspectives, and work as one team
Ownership - We take initiative and follow through
Nimble - We adapt quickly in a fast-changing environment
Global - We embrace diverse people and ideas to drive better outcomes
Upon conditional offer of employment, candidates are required to complete comprehensive criminal background check, verification of education, and verification of employment, per employment policy. In addition, all publicly posted social media sites may be reviewed.
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