Senior Security Engineer: CrowdStrike & SOC Automation

Ascend Learning; Leawood (KS); Remote; USD 104,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Wellness programs

Charitable matching

Job summary

Ascend Learning, LLC is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to drive technical security leadership across programs, ensuring IT security best practices and regulatory compliance are met. You will own CrowdStrike platforms (Falcon, SOAR, Identity Protection) and collaborate with engineers, IT compliance, and incident response teams to strengthen detection and response capabilities.

This remote US role offers a flexible work arrangement and the chance to impact enterprise security in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.
• 6+ years of professional experience in cybersecurity, network security, or infrastructure engineering.
• 5+ years of CrowdStrike policy administration, building & maintaining custom IOAs, creating & managing custom workflows, and scheduled searches.
• CrowdStrike certifications preferred.
• Strong experience supporting Security Operations and Incident Response teams.
• Experience in enterprise environments with diverse endpoint operating systems and configurations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Technology Engineers, Developers, IT Compliance, and cross-functional stakeholders to align security requirements and controls to meet business objectives.
• Functions as the primary technical owner and SME for the CrowdStrike platform including Falcon, Fusion SOAR, Identity Protection, LogScale, NextGen SIEM.
• Designs, builds, and maintains custom IOAs aligned to evolving threat activity and organizational risk.
• Configures and optimizes Falcon workflows, automated responses, and policy logic to improve detection fidelity.
• Leverages CrowdStrike AI agents and behavioral analytics to enhance detection, containment, and threat prevention capabilities.
• Continuously tunes Falcon detections to reduce false positives while maintaining strong security coverage.
• Performs deep-dive investigations using endpoint telemetry, process execution data, and behavioral indicators within Falcon.
• Documents engineering decisions, detection logic, workflows, and best practices to ensure operational continuity.
• Assists with the implementation, configuration and operations of various security tools as required.
• Triages SOC alerts and phishing emails, resolves employee tickets, and participates in a limited on-call rotation as needed

Skills

CrowdStrike policy administration

IOA creation & tuning

Security operations collaboration

Incident response support

Endpoint security expertise

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or Computer Science

High school diploma or GED

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Fusion SOAR

LogScale

NextGen SIEM

Job description

Ascend Learning, LLC is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to drive technical security leadership across programs, ensuring IT security best practices and regulatory compliance are met. You will own CrowdStrike platforms (Falcon, SOAR, Identity Protection) and collaborate with engineers, IT compliance, and incident response teams to strengthen detection and response capabilities.

This remote US role offers a flexible work arrangement and the chance to impact enterprise security in a fast-paced