Security Operations Engineer: Detect, Automate, Respond

Paxos; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Paxos is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to defend endpoints, cloud, and network, turning alerts into decisive action. You will triage, investigate, and contain incidents while building automations to speed detection and response.

The role emphasizes hands-on SIEM/EDR tuning and applying threat intelligence across active investigations. You will join a team that values methodical incident handling, continuous improvement, and reliable on-call coverage to support Paxos's mission and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in security operations, detection and response.
• Experience investigating and responding to threats across endpoints, cloud, and network telemetry.
• Hands-on with SIEM and EDR platforms; tuning detections to improve signal quality and reduce false positives.
• You think like a builder and automate repetitive work, including using AI to improve speed and scale.
• You can apply threat intelligence (IOCs/TTPs) to investigations and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Triage, investigate, and respond to security alerts across endpoints, cloud infrastructure, and network telemetry.
• Automate repetitive workflows and leverage AI to increase speed and scale.
• Execute containment and remediation actions following runbooks; improve them over time.
• Tune SIEM and EDR detections to reduce false positives and close coverage gaps.
• Apply threat intelligence to active investigations and monitoring.
• Participate in on-call rotation and document post‑incident actions clearly.

Skills

Security operations

Detection & response

Incident investigation

SIEM

EDR

Automation

AI for security

Threat intelligence

On-call readiness

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR platforms

Job description

Paxos is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to defend endpoints, cloud, and network, turning alerts into decisive action. You will triage, investigate, and contain incidents while building automations to speed detection and response.

The role emphasizes hands-on SIEM/EDR tuning and applying threat intelligence across active investigations. You will join a team that values methodical incident handling, continuous improvement, and reliable on-call coverage to support Paxos's mission and