9h ago
Staff Security Platform Engineer
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
$171k-$247k / year
full-timeleadsoftware
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll own the operational health and continuous improvement of Aurora's enterprise security platform stack, including EDR/XDR, SIEM, and IAM. Your core impact will be reducing noise while ensuring high-fidelity threat coverage, acting as the deepest internal expert on security tooling. This role is for an elite security operator who finds deep satisfaction in mastering a tool and closing coverage gaps.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Own operational health and configuration of enterprise security platform stack.
- Develop detection rules, correlation logic, and alert policies.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting across security telemetry.
- Serve as deep internal expert and escalation point for platform issues.
- Participate in on-call rotation and lead incident investigations.
๐ Requirements
- 12+ years of hands-on experience in security operations or SOC engineering.
- Expert-level proficiency in at least two enterprise security platforms (e.g., CrowdStrike, Splunk, Okta).
- Demonstrated ability to tune and optimize security platforms beyond default configurations.
- Strong log analysis and threat hunting skills with ability to write queries.
- Experience conducting incident investigations including triage, containment, and RCA.
โจ Nice to Have
- Scripting ability in Python or Bash for automation.
- Deep familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK for detection gap analysis.
- Experience with AWS security telemetry (CloudTrail, GuardDuty).
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐ฐ Annual bonus
- ๐ Equity compensation
- ๐ฅ Comprehensive benefits
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3Hiring Managerยท 45 min
- 4On-site/Teamยท Half day
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