Security Engineer - CrowdStrike

Teknita LLC; Cerritos, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknita LLC is seeking a Security Engineer to secure complex technology implementations within a product-focused environment and to bridge gaps between legacy development and operations teams. The role emphasizes collaboration, strong security controls, and privacy protections, including hands-on experience with white-hat techniques.

Responsibilities include security audits, risk assessments, vulnerability testing, and code reviews.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience protecting sensitive data from cyber threats and cyber-attacks.

Responsibilities

• Perform security audits and risk assessments.
• Execute application vulnerability testing and security code reviews.
• Develop and implement technical solutions to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Identify emerging attack vectors and threats through ongoing research.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure secure system design and privacy protections.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat protection

Security audits

Risk assessments

Vulnerability testing

Security code reviews

CSOC operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Engineering

Job description

Job ID# 10TEK0863-050826 – Posted 05/08/2026 – Remote

Key Responsibilities

A Security Engineer is responsible for securing complex technology implementations within a product-focused environment. This role requires the ability to bridge the gap between legacy development and operations teams while fostering a collaborative security-focused culture and vision. The Security Engineer works closely with developers to ensure systems are designed and maintained with strong security controls and user privacy protections in mind. The role also requires experience with white-hat hacking techniques and a strong foundation in computer science principles.

Key responsibilities include performing security audits, conducting risk assessments, executing application vulnerability testing, and completing security code reviews. The Security Engineer will also develop and implement technical solutions to mitigate security vulnerabilities and conduct ongoing research to identify emerging attack vectors and threats.

Required Skills:

Strong knowledge and hands-on experience protecting sensitive data from cyber threats and cyber-attacks.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience developing and implementing technical solutions to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• At least two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years triaging SecureWorks investigation alerts or similar security monitoring tools and events.
• At least two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years triaging CrowdStrike alerts and events or similar endpoint security platforms.
• At least two (2) years of experience within the last three (3) years triaging Elastic security alerts and events or similar SIEM/security analytics tools.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience within the last two (2) years performing administrative and daily operational tasks in Cribl or a comparable platform.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience within the last two (2) years investigating high-risk users and phishing-related incidents using Microsoft Defender for Identity or a similar solution.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is required.
• Additional qualifying experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Additional Information:

• Candidate must be willing to work graveyard shifts and weekends.
• Scheduled hours are 2:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Thursday through Monday, in support of the Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC).