Axonius Federal Systems LLC (AFS) gives federal agencies the confidence to control complexity by mitigating threats, navigating risk, automating response actions, and complying with federal cybersecurity regulations and guidelines such as Zero Trust, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CDM, FISMA, and BOD 23-01.

Headquartered in the DC-metro area with employees across the country, Axonius Federal has an installed customer base spanning the civilian sector and every branch of the DoD.

Axonius has been recognized with the Great Place to Work Certification™ and was named to Dun’s Best Start Up Companies to Work for Over 100 Employees. For two years in a row, Axonius was on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list as well as included on Inc. magazine's 2022 Best Workplaces list.

For more on how AFS supports the mission of the U.S. government to improve national security, visit https://www.axonius.com/axonius-federal.

Role Overview:

Axonius Federal Systems is looking for a Security Operations Engineer to join our team. As a Security Operations Engineer, you will play a critical role in growing and maturing the operational aspects of our security program. This role is evenly split between Security Operations and Security Engineering, providing a dynamic and challenging environment. You will work alongside experienced security professionals, gaining hands-on experience with security tools, threat analysis, vulnerability management, and incident response.

Key Responsibilities:

Threat Detection and Response:

• Investigate alerts and events that may have security implications.
• Respond to and coordinate cross-team efforts during potential security incidents.
• Design and implement threat detection, response, and hunting activities.
• Develop automation to reduce the likelihood of future incidents.

Security Engineering:

• Evaluate, implement, and maintain modern cloud-native security tooling related to corporate and product infrastructure.
• Implement, improve, and maintain code-driven detection and response capabilities of our SIEM platform.
• Provide feedback on security product improvements based on internal use.

Security Guidance and Oversight:

• Follow industry security trends, advisories, news, and general research, and advise stakeholders across the company on how to stay ahead of relevant security risks.
• Conduct security reviews and provide approval for pull requests related to significant infrastructure changes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years’ of experience in a security operations or security engineering function within a modern, cloud and SaaS-heavy environment.
• Understanding of networking, operating systems (Windows/Linux), Bash, and cloud security principles.
• Experience with Bash scripting for automation and security-related tasks.
• Familiarity with security concepts such as encryption, authentication, access control, and threat modeling.
• Hands-on experience with security tools like SIEM, vulnerability scanners, or firewalls (even in a lab environment).
• Basic scripting knowledge (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) for automating security tasks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency in SIEM platforms for incident detection, investigation, and response.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure engineering principles, particularly Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) is a big plus.

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Axonius Federal Systems participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that your employer has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact DHS: 888-897-7781 dhs.gov/e-verify