Security Operations Engineer

Position:
Security Operations Engineer (Contractor)

Company:
Front

Location:
Remote, Argentina

Employment type:
Full time

Work Arrangement:
Remote

Short Summary:
Front is seeking a Senior Security Operations Engineer to enhance security operations, detection, and response for its platform, ensuring the safety of customers and employees.

Responsibilities:
- 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

Requirement:
- 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 use 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 while validating outputs and protecting sensitive data

Benefits:
- Competitive salary in USD
- 6-month contract with a possibility of extension