Security Operations Engineer

Collectors Universe, Inc.; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Matching

Flexible hours

Vacation

Holidays

Employee discounts

Fun Working Environment

Job summary

Collectors Universe, Inc. is seeking a senior security operations professional to lead detection engineering and incident response across cloud and on-prem environments.

You will own detection development, triage incidents, and drive continuous improvements in security tooling and automation. The role emphasizes hands-on AWS security, SIEM expertise, and cross-functional collaboration to strengthen defenses while supporting our remote-enabled workforce.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security operations, incident response, or detection engineering.
• 2+ years operating in a cloud-native environment at a senior level.
• Hands-on experience securing AWS at scale in a multi-account org.
• Strong SIEM proficiency with complex queries and log pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Drive detection engineering across cloud platforms and enterprise tooling; treat detections as code.
• Serve as senior responder for security incidents; drive triage, containment, and forensics.
• Conduct proactive threat hunts across cloud, SaaS, identity, and on-prem infra.
• Design automation and SOAR playbooks to reduce manual toil and accelerate response.
• Own and improve the health of the security data pipeline and data quality.
• Scale security efforts by automating vulnerability identification and remediation.
• Lead by example and champion company policies including safety and security.
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation and improve runbooks and escalation paths.

Skills

AWS security

SIEM proficiency

Python

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

Cross-functional collaboration

Threat hunting

Automation & SOAR

Tools

Okta

GWS

M365

CI tooling

Job description

Collectors is the leading creator of innovative technology that provides value-added services for collectors worldwide. We grade, authenticate, vault, and sell millions of record-setting collectibles, all while modernizing and digitalizing the process to further our mission of helping collectors pursue their passions. We’re always on the lookout for talented people to join our growing team. Our services span collectible trading cards, autographs, comic books, coins, video games, event tickets, and memorabilia. Our subsidiaries include PSA, PCGS, Beckett, SGC, and Card Ladder. Since our founding in 1986, we have graded and authenticated millions of items. We employ more than 3000 people across our headquarters in Santa Ana, California and offices in New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Japan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Canada, Mexico, Germany, the UK, and France.

As part of our interview process, we request that candidates have their cameras on during video interviews. This helps foster meaningful conversation and allows us to create an experience that closely resembles our standard working environment. Certain interview steps may take place by phone. For remote roles, and at our discretion, candidates may be asked to participate in an on-site interview as part of the final stages of the process. We understand there may be occasional circumstances requiring accommodation and are happy to discuss them as needed. Your recruiter will be able to clarify expectations and answer any questions you have.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive Detection Engineering: Build, tune and manage high-confidence detections across cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), enterprise tooling (Okta, GWS, M365) and vendor products. Treat detections as code: version controlled, peer reviewed, tested in CI, and measured for precision and coverage against MITRE ATT&CK.
• Incident Command and Containment: Serve as a senior responder for security incidents, driving triage, containment, forensics, and remediation, and authoring post-incident reviews that turn lessons into durable improvements.
• Threat Hunting: Conduct proactive threat hunts across cloud, SaaS, identity and on-prem infrastructure, converting hypotheses and findings into new detections and hardened controls.
• Tooling and Response Automation: Design and build automation and SOAR playbooks that reduce manual toil, accelerate response times, and improve alert enrichment and case management.
• Security Telemetry: Own and improve the health of the security data pipeline: log source onboarding, parser and schema quality, coverage gap analysis, and data quality for data sources across our cloud, SaaS and on-prem environment.
• Automated Analysis and Secure Frameworks: Scale security efforts by integrating automation for the identification, prioritization, and remediation of vulnerabilities. Partner cross-functionally with infrastructure, platform, and engineering teams to embed security operations requirements into new services and cloud architecture decisions.
• Lead by example and be a champion of all company policies, including safety, attendance & security.
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation, and continuously improve runbooks, escalation paths, and alert quality to make on-call sustainable for the whole team.

Who You Are:

• 5+ years in security operations, incident response, or detection engineering, with at least 2 years operating in a cloud-native environment at a senior level.
• Deep hands-on experience securing AWS at scale (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub, EC2/EKS/Lambda) in a multi-account organization; familiarity with GCP or Azure is a plus.
• Strong SIEM proficiency - you've built and tuned detections, written complex queries, and managed log pipelines, not just consumed alerts.
• Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming/script languages, preferably Python, and comfortable building automation, integrations, and SOAR playbooks from scratch.
• A seasoned incident responder who stays calm under pressure, communicates clearly with technical and executive audiences, and leads without needing formal authority.
• Grounded in attacker tradecraft - you think in terms of MITRE ATT&CK, understand cloud-specific attack paths, and use that lens to prioritize work.
• Experienced working across team boundaries: influencing engineering roadmaps, negotiating with vendors, and representing security operations in cross-functional forums.
• Pragmatic and outcome-driven - you balance ideal security posture against operational reality and know when good enough today beats perfect next quarter.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks.
• Familiarity with major compliance frameworks, such as PCI, NIST, ISO, SOX, and experience assisting in audits.

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $140,971- $228,870. Actual compensation on this range varies based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including location, job level, experience, and skill set. This role may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation, please ask your recruiter for details.

Reasons To Join Us:

• Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Additional Benefits: Full-time employees are eligible for fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits.
• 401(K) Matching Plan: We are proud to offer a competitive 401k matching plan to our employees to support their future financial goals.
• Vacation: All salaried employees are eligible for flexible time-off.
• Holiday Pay: All regular, full-time employees are eligible for ten company paid holidays.
• Employee Discounts: Employees receive discounts on select grading services for approved submissions.
• Flexible Hours: Many of our teams offer flexible schedules with varying shifts and will work with you to accommodate your needs.
• Fun Working Environment: Our team members are invited to participate in celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities.

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We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We believe that a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills will better service the diverse community of collectors we support. If you require an accommodation to apply or interview with us due to a disability or special need, please email [e-mail].

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