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Security Operations Engineer

Actalent
Pittsburgh, PA Other
POSTED ON 11/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/26/2026

Security Operations Engineer in the Autonomous Vehicles Industry!!

Job Description

We are seeking a Security Operations Engineer who will be responsible for monitoring, triaging, and investigating security threats across our systems and networks. This role will involve continuously improving cybersecurity detection and response operations, contributing to our Security Operations knowledge base, and participating in incident response and escalations.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor, triage, and investigate security threats across systems and networks.
  • Help continuously improve cybersecurity detection and response operations.
  • Contribute to Security Operations knowledge base materials (playbooks, runbooks, etc.).
  • Track Security Operations KPIs.
  • Participate in on-call rotation for incident response and escalations.

Essential Skills

  • Experience working in a Security Operations program.
  • Familiarity with Cloud Security (AWS).
  • Experience triaging and investigating cybersecurity alerts.
  • Experience with SIEM, EDR, and log analysis.
  • Python programming.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

  • SIEM correlation rule tuning and lifecycle management.
  • Experience conducting training and mentoring for Security Operations and Incident Response.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code.
  • Metrics/Data Analytics experience.
  • Experience aligning Security Operations with industry standards including NIST, SOC2, and ISO.

Work Environment

Preferred to sit in the Pittsburgh office but can be 100% remote. The team focuses on building, testing, and maintaining threat detection controls, operating and maintaining a mature Security Operations program, and leading investigations of cybersecurity events.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $45.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 12, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Salary : $35 - $45

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