Hybrid Security Operations Engineer - AI-Driven Defense

Pax8, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pax8, Inc. is hiring a Security Operations Engineer in the United States. The role centers on strengthening security across our global cloud marketplace through detection, decisive response, and practical engineering.

You will investigate and mitigate threats, build detections and tools, and improve controls while collaborating with IT, DevOps, and engineering teams. Hybrid, Denver area preferred with two days in the office.

Qualifications

• Lead the investigation of security events from detection through containment and closure.
• Analyze signals from endpoint, cloud, and security platforms to determine required actions.
• Provide security expertise during local business hours and contribute to on-call coverage.
• Develop detections to identify attacks, suspicious activity, and emerging risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the investigation of security events, from initial detection and technical validation through containment, remediation, and closure.
• Analyze signals from endpoint, corporate, cloud, managed detection, and other security platforms to determine what matters and what action is needed.
• Serve as a trusted security resource during local business hours while contributing to the teams incident-response and on-call coverage.
• Build and improve detections that help Pax8 identify attacks, suspicious activity, fraud, and emerging risks earlier.
• Create scripts and internal security tools using technologies such as Python and PowerShell, with AI supporting rather than replacing sound engineering judgment.
• Work with IT, development operations, and engineering teams to identify and resolve threats.

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

Security operations

On-call support

Tools

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Pax8, Inc. is hiring a Security Operations Engineer in the United States. The role centers on strengthening security across our global cloud marketplace through detection, decisive response, and practical engineering.

You will investigate and mitigate threats, build detections and tools, and improve controls while collaborating with IT, DevOps, and engineering teams. Hybrid, Denver area preferred with two days in the office.