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Senior Security Operations Engineer

Gusto is a modern people platform helping small businesses with payroll, benefits, and HR tools. The Security Operations team is expanding and seeks a senior, technical leader to drive advanced detection engineering, incident response, and vulnerability management across large-scale AWS environments while mentoring other engineers and influencing security practices company-wide.

Skills

  • 8+ years in security operations with senior/lead experience
  • Deep AWS security architecture and hands-on configuration experience
  • Advanced Python for automation, detection, and tooling development
  • Experience deploying and tuning SIEM, EDR, SOAR, DLP and vulnerability platforms
  • Strong Linux, container, and Kubernetes security skills
  • IAM at scale using IaC (Terraform) and least-privilege design
  • Incident response, threat hunting, and digital forensics capabilities
  • Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy, design, and tuning of real-time security monitoring and high-fidelity detections across AWS and corporate environments.
  • Architect, deploy, and optimize security tooling (SIEM, EDR, DLP, SOAR) and AWS native services (GuardDuty, Security Hub, WAF).
  • Drive continuous improvement of the Vulnerability Management Program and execute large-scale remediation efforts.
  • Design and build automation and orchestration using Python and SOAR to reduce response times and operational toil.
  • Lead complex incident response investigations, root cause analysis, and cross-team remediation coordination.
  • Perform proactive threat hunting using telemetry from logs, endpoints, and cloud services.
  • Advise engineering teams on secure AWS architecture and integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Participate in on-call rotation, use insights from incidents to improve systems and mentor team members.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Relevant industry certifications are desirable (e.g., CISSP, GCIH, AWS Security)

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary plus equity
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave
  • Hybrid work model with remote flexibility and office hubs in select cities
  • Professional development and learning opportunities
  • Inclusive and collaborative company culture
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Gusto was founded in 2011. This company provides payroll processing and employee benefits services. Their headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.

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