Security operations and incident response anchor this Security Engineer opportunity at Varicent, focused on triage, investigation, escalation, and lasting fixes. This career-level engineer independently owns assigned security tools and operational workstreams. You will assess event severity, apply response playbooks, document root causes, and recommend improvements. Success requires explicit communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders, practical judgment, and collaboration with Engineering, Cloud Operations, IT, and business teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Triage and investigate security events independently across assigned platforms
- Judge severity and escalate high-impact incidents promptly
- Adapt incident response playbooks to unfamiliar situations
- Document root causes, lessons learned,
and recurrence-prevention fixes
- Lead medium-size security initiatives from requirements through implementation
Requirements:
- Five-plus years of relevant Information Security or Security Operations experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to make sound decisions with incomplete information
- Hands-on ownership of SIEM, WAF, DLP, EDR, or vulnerability scanners
- Understanding of NIST CSF, ISO 27001/27002, SOC, PCI, and HIPAA controls Bring incident response, security tooling, and risk-based judgment to Varicent’s Security Engineer team.