Security Operations Engineer (PID0632/0633)

Interval; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Job summary

Interval is seeking a Security Operations Engineer for a remote role within the Information Security, Risk and Compliance function of a large energy sector platform program. The role involves designing and building a cloud-native SecOps tooling ecosystem, developing detection capabilities and supporting incident response as the program scales to 24x7 security operations.

You will work on SIEM/SOAR, EDR, logging pipelines, and user behavior analytics, while coordinating with platform teams to

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security operations, engineering and cloud security tooling.
• Experience with SIEM/SOAR, EDR, log ingestion, and telemetry pipelines.
• Cloud-native tooling and scripting (Python/PowerShell/Go).
• Kubernetes and IaC/CI/CD experience.
• Fluent English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Design and build SecOps tooling covering SIEM, SOAR, vulnerability detection and management, EDR, logging pipelines and user behaviour analytics.
• Develop architectural patterns and solution designs for the security tool ecosystem.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools to strengthen detection, response and automation capabilities.
• Build scalable data ingestion, correlation and alerting workflows for advanced detection and response.
• Coordinate with operational engineers to maintain SecOps workflows and platform reliability.
• Build automation scripts, playbooks and workflows in SOAR tooling to enhance response efficiency.

Skills

5+ years in security ops

SIEM/SOAR

EDR platforms

Log ingestion/telemetry pipelines

Python

PowerShell

Go

Kubernetes

Threat modelling/MITRE ATT&CK

IaC/CI/CD

Cloud security tooling

Job description

This is a remote position. We are seeking a Security Operations Engineer to join the Information Security, Risk and Compliance function of a large internal platform programme in the energy sector. Working within a cloud-native, hybrid platform environment, you will design and build the SecOps tooling ecosystem, develop detection capabilities and support incident response activities as the programme scales towards a structured 24x7 security operations capability.

• Contract / Freelance
• Full-time hours
• Remote, onsite in Germany possible

What you'll be doing

• Designingand building SecOps tooling coveringSIEM, SOAR, vulnerability detection andmanagement, EDR, logging pipelines anduser behaviour analytics
• Developingarchitectural patterns and solutiondesigns for the security toolecosystem
• Evaluating and integratingnew tools and platforms to strengthendetection, response and automationcapabilities
• Building and maintainingscalable data ingestion, correlationand alerting workflows foradvanced detection and response
• Coordinating with operational engineersto jointly maintain SecOpsworkflows and ensure platformreliability
• Building automationscripts, playbooks and workflows inSOAR tooling to enhanceresponse efficiency and reduce analystworkload
• Designing and building aninternal SecOps product providingdetection and response capabilitiesfor vulnerabilities, threats andsecurity events
• Integrating with theinternal observability product andbroader corporate SOC capabilities
• Providing technicalmanagement during incidents, includingtooling behaviour, data quality andengineering fixes
• Developing, testingand operationalising detectioncapabilities based on evolving threatsand platform telemetry
• Creating andmaintaining detection-as-codeartefacts such as Sigma rules, YARA, KQL queries andstatic analysis rules
• Validatingdetection quality throughadversary simulation, purple-teamingor continuous tuning

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in security operations, engineering and cloud security tooling
• Engineering background in SIEM/SOAR, EDR platforms, log ingestion, telemetry pipelines, scripting (Python, PowerShell, Go) and cloud-native security tooling
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD toolchains and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with threat modelling, detection engineering frameworks, TTP matrices and MITRE ATT&CK
• Experience creating architectural diagrams, interface specifications and onboarding guidelines
• Experience with logging and detection solutions for cloud architecture
• Fluent English, spoken and written

Desirable

• Experience with Wazuh
• Familiarity with observability platforms and OpenTelemetry
• Background in SOC Analyst Tier 1-3 roles or understanding of security operations centres
• Knowledge of security frameworks including BSI, ISO 27001 and MITRE ATT&CK
• Experience with GCP or other public cloud providers
• DFIR or blue team certifications (CySA+, GIAC, GCIH, BTL)
• Kubernetes security experience (CKS or CNCF related)

Benefits

• As a freelancer / contractor with us, you will enjoy flexible working hours and the freedom to choose your own projects. Our platform gives you access to exciting projects in various industries and supports you in advancing your career. You'll benefit from competitive pay and a dedicated team to help you with any questions you may have. Work independently and utilise our strong network to achieve your professional goals.