Staff Security Platform Engineer (Enterprise Security)

Aurora Innovation; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Health benefits

Job summary

Aurora Innovation is seeking a Staff Security Platform Engineer for its Enterprise Security Engineering team in San Francisco. The ideal candidate has expertise in enterprise security tools and significant experience within security operations, particularly in threat hunting and incident management.

This role involves owning the configuration and operational health of Aurora's security platforms, coupled with responsibility for improving security efficacy.

Competitive compensation includes a salary range of $189,000 to $274,000 per year, plus bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• Expert-level proficiency in at least two enterprise security platforms.
• Strong log analysis and threat hunting skills.
• Experience with incident investigations and triage.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve Aurora's enterprise security platform stack.
• Develop detection rules and alert policies.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting across security telemetry.
• Participate in on-call rotations for incident response.

Skills

Security platform administration

Incident investigation

Log analysis

Threat hunting

Scripting for automation

Education

12+ years of experience in enterprise security operations

Tools

CrowdStrike

Splunk

SentinelOne

Job description

Aurora Innovation is seeking a Staff Security Platform Engineer for its Enterprise Security Engineering team in San Francisco. The ideal candidate has expertise in enterprise security tools and significant experience within security operations, particularly in threat hunting and incident management.

This role involves owning the configuration and operational health of Aurora's security platforms, coupled with responsibility for improving security efficacy.

Competitive compensation includes a salary range of $189,000 to $274,000 per year, plus bonuses and benefits.