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SecOps Engineer jobs are open across financial services, healthcare, government contracting, and technology, from junior analyst-level roles to senior and principal positions, with specializations in threat detection, incident response, and cloud security operations. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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About the role
What you’ll do
- Implement and monitor security measures that protect our systems, networks, and data.
- Define security requirements, and write and maintain the standard operating procedures and policies that keep us aligned with regulatory standards.
- Build technical solutions with security tools that close vulnerabilities and automate repeatable work.
- Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot security software and hardware, and check firewalls and encryption technologies to decide when they need replacing.
- Monitor networks and systems for intrusions, research system and component alerts, and investigate incidents to find the root cause.
- Run our recurring security checks: quarterly server hardening reviews, quarterly internal penetration tests, and scans for unencrypted credit card data across all products.
- Partner with the compliance team during audits, and automate how we collect evidence.
What you’ll bring
- 3+ years of experience in information security, including time as a system security or information security engineer.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection, anti-virus, authentication, log management, and content filtering.
- Solid knowledge of network security, database and operating system security, and the tools used to monitor them.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, and GDPR.
- Working proficiency with AI tools relevant to security work.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of experience in information security.
- Experience with cloud services such as AWS, or with colo data centers.
- Knowledge of security automation.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or similar.
- Exposure to the payment card or financial industries.
This role is desk-based with less than 10% travel.
Additional Information
We truly care for our team members, and this is reflected through our offices, and benefits, and great perks. These perks are only for our full-time team members. Some of our favorites include:
Flexible paid time off
- ️ Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance options
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Where you fall within the compensation range is based on how you demonstrate the skills and competencies needed for the role. We typically reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for team members who have grown within Daxko. In addition to base salary, some roles may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or other performance-based incentives. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, recognition programs, and plenty of opportunities to grow your career with us.
The pay range for this role is $82,500 – $118,100 per year.
About the role
What you’ll do
- Implement and monitor security measures that protect our systems, networks, and data.
- Define security requirements, and write and maintain the standard operating procedures and policies that keep us aligned with regulatory standards.
- Build technical solutions with security tools that close vulnerabilities and automate repeatable work.
- Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot security software and hardware, and check firewalls and encryption technologies to decide when they need replacing.
- Monitor networks and systems for intrusions, research system and component alerts, and investigate incidents to find the root cause.
- Run our recurring security checks: quarterly server hardening reviews, quarterly internal penetration tests, and scans for unencrypted credit card data across all products.
- Partner with the compliance team during audits, and automate how we collect evidence.
What you’ll bring
- 3+ years of experience in information security, including time as a system security or information security engineer.
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection, anti-virus, authentication, log management, and content filtering.
- Solid knowledge of network security, database and operating system security, and the tools used to monitor them.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2, and GDPR.
- Working proficiency with AI tools relevant to security work.
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of experience in information security.
- Experience with cloud services such as AWS, or with colo data centers.
- Knowledge of security automation.
- Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or similar.
- Exposure to the payment card or financial industries.
This role is desk-based with less than 10% travel.
Additional Information
We truly care for our team members, and this is reflected through our offices, and benefits, and great perks. These perks are only for our full-time team members. Some of our favorites include:
Flexible paid time off
- ️ Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance options
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Where you fall within the compensation range is based on how you demonstrate the skills and competencies needed for the role. We typically reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for team members who have grown within Daxko. In addition to base salary, some roles may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or other performance-based incentives. We also offer a comprehensive benefits package, recognition programs, and plenty of opportunities to grow your career with us.
The pay range for this role is $82,500 – $118,100 per year.
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Who's Hiring
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in SecOps engineer jobs.
- Three or more years of hands-on experience in a security operations center environment
- Proficiency with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, or Chronicle
- Experience with endpoint detection and response tools and malware triage
- Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat intelligence feeds
- CompTIA Security+, GCIH, CEH, or equivalent security certification
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, information systems, or a related field
Tips for Your SecOps Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume for detection engineering
SecOps hiring managers scan for specific tooling fast. Call out your SIEM platforms, EDR tools, and any detection rule authoring you've done in YARA, Sigma, or KQL. Generic security experience gets filtered out before a human ever reads your resume.
Certify before targeting regulated-industry roles
Financial services, healthcare, and government contractors frequently list CompTIA Security+, GCIH, or GCFE as minimum requirements. If you're targeting those verticals, close any certification gap before applying, since screeners often filter unqualified applications before the resume reaches a team.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists secops engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Show detection work in your portfolio
Link to a public GitHub repository with detection rules, playbooks, or purple-team lab write-ups. SecOps teams want to see how you think through adversary behavior, and a portfolio closes the credibility gap that a resume alone can't bridge.
Prep for the technical screen with real attack scenarios
Expect live questions on MITRE ATT&CK technique mapping, alert triage prioritization, and false-positive reduction strategies. Interviewers test whether you can walk through a realistic incident timeline, not just recite definitions from a certification study guide.
Negotiate by anchoring to scope and on-call load
SecOps compensation varies widely based on whether a role owns incident response on-call rotation and the breadth of the environment you're defending. Use scope and 24/7 coverage expectations as negotiation levers, not just years of experience.
SecOps Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most secops engineers?
The companies hiring the most secops engineers right now include Bitdeer Technologies, Apple, and Daxko, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Alabama, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in financial services, defense contracting, and cloud-native technology companies.
How many secops engineer jobs are remote?
About 100% of secops engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, though fully on-site roles remain common in government, defense, and regulated industries that require facility access or clearance. Threat detection, alert triage, and cloud security monitoring sub-roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility.
How do you become a secops engineer?
Start by building a foundation in networking, operating systems, and security fundamentals, then earn an entry-level certification like CompTIA Security+. Get hands-on experience through a SOC analyst role, home lab work, or capture-the-flag competitions. Progress to detection engineering by learning a SIEM platform, writing detection rules, and studying the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Document your work publicly to stand out when applying to engineer-level roles.
Can you get a secops engineer job with little or no experience?
Yes, but you need to close the hands-on gap with lab work, not just certifications. Build a home lab that simulates alert triage, write detection rules against known attack techniques, and publish the results on GitHub or a blog. Employers hiring junior secops engineers look for demonstrated problem-solving with real tooling more than a polished resume with years of experience listed.
What does the secops engineer interview process look like?
Most secops engineer interviews run across three to four stages: an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering threat detection concepts and tool familiarity, a live technical assessment or take-home involving log analysis or alert triage, and a final panel with the security team. Some employers also include a scenario walkthrough where you map a simulated attack to MITRE ATT&CK techniques and explain your detection and response approach.
Where can I find and apply to secops engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to secops engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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