Remote Senior IT Security Operations Engineer

Lakeshore Learning Materials; California; Remote; USD 103,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Medical/dental/vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Flexible benefits

On-site preschool benefits

Casual dress code

Employee discount

Job summary

Lakeshore Learning Materials is seeking a Senior IT Security Operations Engineer to own administration and optimization of security tools, drive threat detection, and guide incident response. This remote, senior IC role offers influence across IT security and opportunities to mentor analysts while strengthening Lakeshore’s security posture.

You’ll lead prevention, detection, and remediation efforts, work with stakeholders, and stay ahead of threats with proactive improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cybersecurity or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of experience in information security, including security operations, threat investigation or incident response
• Certifications such as CISSP are a plus
• Ability to design security-relevant infrastructure as code (IaC)

Responsibilities

• Owning the administration and optimization of our security tools, including S1 and Tanium, Active directory, Okta, and M365, endpoint protection, incident detection and vulnerability management, and fine-tuning alerts and automation so the team can focus on what matters
• Developing and implementing preventative security measures, from detection and monitoring to exploit prevention
• Investigating threats and driving remediation efforts across IT and business teams, making sure fixes are completed and lessons are carried forward
• Collaborating with IT and business stakeholders to identify gaps, recommend improvements and strengthen our overall security posture
• Monitoring emerging threats, vulnerabilities and exploits, and translating what you learn into practical improvements to how we detect and prevent risk
• Leading incident response when it’s needed, from first alert to resolution, and presenting clear findings and lessons learned to leadership
• Mentoring and coaching our Information Security Analysts, and leading quarterly tabletop exercises and security awareness training that help employees spot and stop threats

Skills

Security operations

Threat investigation

Incident response

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/cybersecurity or related field

Tools

S1/Tanium

Active Directory

Okta

M365

Endpoint protection

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Vulnerability management

WAF

IAM

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

AWS

Job description

Lakeshore Learning Materials is seeking a Senior IT Security Operations Engineer to own administration and optimization of security tools, drive threat detection, and guide incident response. This remote, senior IC role offers influence across IT security and opportunities to mentor analysts while strengthening Lakeshore’s security posture.

You’ll lead prevention, detection, and remediation efforts, work with stakeholders, and stay ahead of threats with proactive improvements.