Security Tools Engineer

Total Quality Logistics; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

A logistics and supply company is seeking an Incident Detection & Response Engineer to design and maintain systems that enhance incident detection capabilities. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience in incident response, proficiency in security tools and programming languages like Python and Go, and a strong understanding of cloud security. This role offers a hybrid work environment, competitive compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in incident response or security operations.
• Solid understanding of detection engineering principles.
• Experience managing and maintaining security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain SIEM platforms and SOC tools.
• Design and implement detection logic and correlation rules.
• Collaborate with incident responders to improve threat detection.

Skills

Python

Go

Powershell

Security tooling

Incident response

Security operations

Cloud-native architectures

Detection engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Certifications such as GCDA, GCTI

Tools

SIEM platforms

Intrusion detection systems

Log ingestion pipelines

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Overview

About the role: As the Incident Detection & Response Engineer for TQL, you will design, build and maintain the systems, integrations and automation that power the organization’s incident detection and response capabilities. This role focuses on creating resilient, scalable tools and detection logic that enable the Security Operations Center (SOC) and Incident Response (IR) teams to detect and respond to threats faster and more effectively.

What’s in it for you

• $95,000-$135,000 base + performance bonus
• Position based in Cincinnati, OH; Charlotte, NC; or Tampa, FL (relocation assistance provided)
• Advancement opportunities with aggressive and structured career paths
• A culture of continuous education and technical training with reimbursements available
• Hybrid work environment with the ability to work remotely 40 hours per month
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Health, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Perks including employee discounts, financial wellness planning and tuition reimbursement
• Certified Great Place to Work and voted a 2019-2026 Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT

What you’ll be doing

• Deploy, configure, and maintain SIEM platforms, intrusion detection systems, and other SOC tools
• Design and implement scalable detection logic and correlation rules in SIEM, EDR/XDR, and cloud-native security platforms
• Build data pipelines and integrations to enrich security telemetry from endpoints, networks, and cloud sources
• Ensure security monitoring tools collect accurate, actionable data
• Collaborate with incident responders to codify behavioral analytics and detection logic using MITRE ATT&CK and other models
• Create APIs, dashboards, and data visualizations to support threat hunting and incident triage
• Continuously improve tooling performance, reliability, and usability through feedback from incident responders
• Evaluate and integrate open-source and commercial security tools into the detection and response ecosystem
• Contribute to red/purple team exercises by building simulation and detection validation tooling
• Work with security leadership to define and track metrics for detection coverage, response time, alert fidelity, and tooling effectiveness
• Develop and maintain detection-as-code frameworks using version control and CI/CD pipelines

What you need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certifications such as GCDA, GCTI, or relevant cloud security credentials preferred
• 3+ years experience in incident response or security operations
• Experience managing and maintaining security solutions, SIEM, log ingestion pipelines, and API integrations
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Powershell, or similar languages used in security tooling
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP) and associated security services
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and CI/CD pipelines
• Solid grasp of detection engineering principles and adversary techniques (MITRE ATT&CK, kill chain)
• Knowledge of data streaming/search technologies (e.g., Kafka, Elasticsearch)

Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position. Applicants requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., F-1 STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, J1 etc.) will not be considered.