Security Operations Engineer — Cloud, Identity & Automation

District Partners Llc; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

District Partners Llc is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to own security operations across cloud, identity, endpoint protection, automation and infrastructure security in a small, highly technical shop. You will troubleshoot, script, automate, and engage in incident response with direct impact on the organization’s security posture.

The role covers CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, Azure security, Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, and ongoing vulnerability management.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of hands-on experience across cybersecurity and IT operations
• Experience working in a small or lean IT environment with ownership of problems across multiple technical areas
• Strong foundation in systems administration, infrastructure, networking, or IT operations
• Practical cybersecurity experience with security operations as a primary focus
• CrowdStrike and Cloudflare experience strongly preferred, or meaningful experience with comparable platforms
• Experience supporting security within Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, Conditional Access, or related Microsoft security technologies
• Strong understanding of networking, TCP/IP, DNS, operating systems, endpoints, identity, and enterprise infrastructure
• Experience with incident response, vulnerability management, endpoint security, and cloud security
• PowerShell, Python, APIs, scripting, automation, or orchestration
• Ability to independently troubleshoot from the infrastructure layer through the security layer
• Ability to contribute without extensive training on fundamental IT or security concepts
• Willingness to own complex and routine technical work
• Strong communication skills to explain technical work, approach, and decisions

Responsibilities

• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security events and incidents
• Work extensively within CrowdStrike and Cloudflare
• Support Azure security and Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, and Conditional Access
• Drive vulnerability identification, remediation, and ongoing management
• Support identity, authentication, endpoint security, and zero-trust initiatives
• Troubleshoot issues across networks, endpoints, operating systems, cloud, and infrastructure
• Use PowerShell, Python, APIs, scripting, and automation to improve security operations
• Partner across IT to identify and remediate security risks
• Support security awareness, governance, risk, audit, and policy initiatives
• Jump into broader IT and infrastructure needs when necessary
• Proactively identify and own problems rather than waiting for work to be assigned

Skills

Security operations

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

CrowdStrike

Cloudflare

Azure security

Job description

District Partners Llc is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to own security operations across cloud, identity, endpoint protection, automation and infrastructure security in a small, highly technical shop. You will troubleshoot, script, automate, and engage in incident response with direct impact on the organization’s security posture.

The role covers CrowdStrike, Cloudflare, Azure security, Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, and ongoing vulnerability management.