Security Operations Engineer

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, Detection Engineering, or similar security roles
• Strong understanding of attacker techniques and defensive strategies across cloud, endpoint, identity, and network surfaces
• Hands-on experience with SIEMs, EDR platforms, and investigation workflows (including log querying and alert tuning)
• Ability to AI tools to streamline security operations and response
• Experience building incident response processes, playbooks, and operational metrics that scale with company growth
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to influence Engineering and IT partners without relying on authority
• Calm, structured decision-making under pressure, with strong written incident communication
• AI fluency: ability to use AI tools to accelerate investigations (summarization, clustering, query generation) while validating outputs and protecting sensitive data

What the job involves

• We’re looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer to help protect Front’s customers, employees, and platform by strengthening detection, response, and security operations at scale
• This role is for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can move quickly from signal to action, and enjoys building durable systems and playbooks — not just fighting fires
• You’ll partner closely with Engineering, IT, Legal, and Business leaders to reduce risk, respond to incidents, and continuously raise the security bar across the company
• Own end-to-end security incident response, including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident learnings
• Build and continuously improve detection coverage across cloud, endpoint, identity, and SaaS systems
• Develop security automation and workflows to reduce manual toil and improve response speed
• Lead investigations into suspicious activity, account compromise, and potential data exposure events
• Partner with Engineering and IT to harden systems, improve logging/telemetry, and close recurring control gaps
• Drive readiness through tabletop exercises, runbooks, metrics, and operational reviews
• Manage security tooling configuration and tuning (SIEM, EDR, IAM, alerting) to reduce noise and increase fidelity
• Communicate clearly during high-severity situations, aligning stakeholders on impact, status, and next steps

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• 401(K) plan
• Parental Leave
• Volunteer time off
• Commuter benefits
• Wellness benefits
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance
• Equity
• Mental health support
• Family planning support