Senior Security Operations Engineer

AI overview

Oversee operational security across endpoints, identity, networks, and cloud services while driving the transition to a zero-trust architecture in a hybrid environment.

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm.  Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity.  We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Role: Security Operations Specialist
Type: Remote - working EST Hours
Security Clearance: Must be eligible for up to a Top-Secret Security Clearance

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly organized Security Operations Specialist to oversee day-to-day operational security across endpoints, identity, networks, and cloud services. As a key member of the Trust & Security group, you will own detection and response workflows and drive the continuous improvement of controls protecting our people and information assets. You will leverage your experience and judgment to triage incidents, drive remediation, and mature our organization toward a scalable, zero-trust approach in a hybrid environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the full incident lifecycle, including intake, severity classification, escalation, containment, and post-incident reviews.

  • Monitor security signals across AWS, identity providers, and networks; investigate alerts and drive them to resolution.

  • Maintain accurate runbooks, conduct tabletop exercises, and work to reduce mean-time-to-detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR).

  • Leverage tools like CrowdStrike Falcon and NG-SIEM to tune alerts, build response playbooks, and reduce operational noise.

  • Support ISO-27001, UK Cyber Essentials, and NIST 800-53 by providing operational evidence and improving control effectiveness.

  • Partner with Legal, Finance, and IT on vendor security reviews, risk notes, and third-party access governance.

  • Assist in the transition to a zero-trust architecture through identity-first controls, device trust, and least privilege.

  • Participate in a rotation to support incident response and operational security needs outside of regular business hours.


Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience maturing Security Operations from ad hoc alert handling into a reliable, measurable response capability.

  • Technical hands-on experience with CrowdStrike Falcon, AWS GuardDuty, and intrusion prevention tools like Intrusion Shield.

  • Ability to maintain clean operational workflows using ManageEngine for incident and problem tracking.

  • Calm and structured under pressure, with the ability to lead investigations that result in long-term fixes.

  • A constant learner who prioritizes automation and can balance high security with business velocity.

  • Ability to explain complex security risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.


Use of Artificial Intelligence in Hiring:
The Company may use artificial intelligence (AI) enabled tools to assist with certain aspects of the recruitment process, such as resume screening and candidate matching. All employment decisions are made by human reviewers. The Company uses AI responsibly and in compliance with applicable employment, privacy, data protection, and human rights laws of Ontario.

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Orion Innovation is a global technology services provider specializing in digital transformation, offering solutions in data, analytics, enterprise collaboration, risk & compliance, and cloud services to enhance productivity and decision-making.

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