Cybersecurity Platform Engineer 2 (Hybrid - Seattle)

Design, implement, and support mission-critical security platforms across multi-cloud and multi-platform environments with minimal supervision. Partner with cross-functional teams including project managers, engineers, developers, business stakeholders, and leadership to deliver service excellence and execute strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate is a self-directed problem solver with strong operational discipline, a passion for building reliable systems, and a customer-focused mindset that drives measurable security outcomes.

Key Responsibilities 

• Design, implement, and support secure platform configurations for security platforms (e.g., EDR, CSPM, Email Security) across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI. 
• Integrate security platforms with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services (detection and remediation). 
• Develop scripts to automate platform operations, monitoring, and troubleshooting. 
• Write and contribute to project plans, author engineering level documentation, and develop detailed test plans
• Partner with business and technology teams to maintain highly available, performant and cost-effective security systems and services
• Analyze platform metrics and optimize configurations for effectiveness. 
• Support secure deployment of platforms in containerized and virtualized environments. 
• Create dashboards and reports to visualize platform health and security posture. 
• Understanding of security protocols and standards, including a demonstrated ability to analyze log information, packet captures, security alerts, and artifacts
• Participate in an on-call rotation as needed

Required Qualifications 

• 3+ years in cybersecurity or related field. 
• 2+ years computer programming and/or scripting language experience (e.g. Python, Powershell, Ruby)
• Experience with cloud security and automation. 
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related experience required   
• Effective written and oral communication, ability to communicate technical concepts in a clear and concise manner
• Experience providing engineering and operations support of critical cybersecurity services such as email security, CSPM, EDR, SIEM/SOAR, Zero Trust implementations, encryption platforms, etc.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of systems design principles/technical architectures and a proven track record of technology selection, design, implementation and support

Preferred Qualifications 

• AWS Certified Security Specialist, GSEC, GMON, Azure Security Engineer Associate (Microsoft AZ-500), CySA+ or similar. 
• Large-scale security, technology or ecommerce experience
• Experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, etc. 

Soft Skills 

• Strong customer service focus coupled with a proven ability to positively interact with customers of all levels within the organization.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Organized, responsive and thorough problem solver
• Exhibit a strong work ethic, high energy and a positive outlook
• Independent and entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for continuous improvement
• Ability to learn new technologies and adopt new tools
• Focus on automation and streamlining solutions

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• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away

• Life Insurance and Disability

• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

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