Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer

Daxko; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Affordable health, dental, and vision

Monthly fitness reimbursement

401(k) matching

New-Parent Paid Leave

Casual work environments

Remote work

Job summary

Daxko, LLC in Birmingham, AL seeks a Security Operations Engineer to safeguard our networks and products across environments. You will drive automation that speeds audits and build security controls to reduce risk.

You’ll manage security tooling, monitor for threats, and support compliance programs with clear, automated evidence. This desk-based role involves minimal travel and collaboration with the security and IT teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in information security, including security engineering or system security roles.
• Experience building/maintaining security systems (firewalls, IDS, AV, log management).
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2, GDPR and related frameworks.
• Proficiency with AI tools relevant to security work and cloud/colocated environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor security measures protecting systems, networks, and data.
• Define security requirements and maintain SOPs and policies for compliance.
• Build security solutions with tools to close vulnerabilities and automate work.
• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot security software/hardware and review encryption tech.
• Monitor networks for intrusions, investigate incidents to find root cause.
• Run quarterly server hardening reviews, quarterly internal pentests, and PCI data scans.
• Partner with the compliance team during audits and automate evidence collection.

Skills

Information security

System security

Security engineering

Firewalls

Intrusion detection

Log management

Content filtering

Network security

Operating system security

PCI-DSS

SOC 1

SOC 2

GDPR

AI tools for security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity or related

Job description

About the role

You love security, automation, and building systems that hold up. As a Security Operations Engineer, you’ll protect the networks behind our products across production and non-production environments, and build the automation that makes audits faster. You’ll join the team that supports the network and compliance needs of our products and customers, and you’ll report to the Director of Information Security.

What you’ll do

• Implement and monitor security measures that protect our systems, networks, and data.
• Define security requirements, and write and maintain the standard operating procedures and policies that keep us aligned with regulatory standards.
• Build technical solutions with security tools that close vulnerabilities and automate repeatable work.
• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot security software and hardware, and check firewalls and encryption technologies to decide when they need replacing.
• Monitor networks and systems for intrusions, research system and component alerts, and investigate incidents to find the root cause.
• Run our recurring security checks: quarterly server hardening reviews, quarterly internal penetration tests, and scans for unencrypted credit card data across all products.
• Partner with the compliance team during audits, and automate how we collect evidence.

What you’ll bring

• 3+ years of experience in information security, including time as a system security or information security engineer.
• Hands‑on experience building and maintaining security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection, anti‑virus, authentication, log management, and content filtering.
• Solid knowledge of network security, database and operating system security, and the tools used to monitor them.
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as PCI‑DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, and GDPR.
• Working proficiency with AI tools relevant to security work.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience in information security.
• Experience with cloud services such as AWS, or with colo data centers.
• Knowledge of security automation.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or similar.
• Exposure to the payment card or financial industries.

This role is desk-based with less than 10% travel.

Additional Information

Daxko is dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. We are committed to diversity in the broadest sense, including thought and perspective, age, ability, nationality, ethnicity, orientation, and gender. The skills, perspectives, ideas, and experiences of all of our team members contribute to the vitality and success of our purpose and values.

We truly care for our team members, and this is reflected through our offices, and benefits, and great perks. These perks are only for our full-time team members. Some of our favorites include:

• Flexible paid time off
• Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance options
• Monthly fitness reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• New-Parent Paid Leave
• Casual work environments
• Remote work

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.