Hybrid role in Bellevue, WA with ongoing paid training and a benefits package designed to support both your health and your growth. This Senior Security Engineer position helps strengthen AAA Washington’s security posture across IT, cloud, endpoint, network, application, and identity environments, with the chance to mentor others and serve as a technical security advisor.

Salary range: $159,528 - $191,454 per year. Bonus: discretionary bonus based on company performance.

What you’ll do

Design, implement, and maintain security controls across on-premises, cloud, endpoint, network, application, and identity environments.
Evaluate security architectures and provide recommendations to improve overall security posture.
Partner with IT and engineering teams to incorporate security into infrastructure, application, and technology projects.
Develop and maintain secure configuration standards and technical security baselines.
Participate in security architecture and technology reviews for new systems, applications, vendors, and services.
Identify opportunities to automate security controls, monitoring, and response activities.
Monitor security alerts and investigate potential security events and incidents.
Participate in incident response, supporting investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery.
Analyze security logs and telemetry from SIEM, EDR, identity, network, cloud, and other security platforms.
Develop and improve detection rules, alerting, and security monitoring capabilities.
Perform root-cause analysis following significant security events and help refine response procedures.
Escalate significant security events according to AAA Washington’s incident response procedures.
Serve as a technical security advisor to IT and business stakeholders.
Explain technical security risks and recommendations in language suitable for technical and non-technical audiences.
Mentor junior security engineers and analysts and help promote a culture of security ownership across AAA Washington.
Support security awareness and education activities when appropriate.
Other duties as assigned.

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience in information security, cybersecurity, security engineering, infrastructure security, or a related technical discipline.
Demonstrated experience implementing and operating enterprise security technologies.
Strong understanding of network, endpoint, identity, cloud, and infrastructure security principles.
Experience with security monitoring, incident investigation, and vulnerability management.
Experience working with security tools such as EDR, SIEM, vulnerability management, firewalls, WAF, DLP, IAM, or related technologies.
Experience developing security configurations, standards, procedures, and technical documentation.
Ability to troubleshoot complex technical security issues.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across technical and business teams.

Technologies you may work with

CISSP, Security+, CySA+, GIAC, CCSP
EDR, SIEM, firewalls, WAF, DLP, IAM
Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra ID, Intune, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Azure
PowerShell, Python
NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, PCI DSS, SOX, SOC 2

Benefits

Health insurance (medical, vision, dental and prescription drug)
Up to 22 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) in the first year
Eleven paid holidays in addition to PTO
401(k) with Employer Match
Life, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
4 Hours of Volunteer Time Off per year
On-Demand Pay / Earned Wage Access
Free Premier RV AAA Washington Membership
Travel, Insurance, and Membership Discounts and Perks
Paid, on-going training throughout your career
THRIVE wellness program
Tax-advantaged commuter benefit
Free parking
Financial Literacy Education

Certifications

CISSP
Security+
CySA+
GIAC
CCSP

Work environment

Hybrid work from home and office required. The role is performed in a standard office environment, with the employee seated for more than 50% of the time and occasionally moving within the office to access equipment and cabinets. Travel is rare, and equipment used includes a computer, phone, and various virtual technologies.

Accommodation notice: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Senior Security Engineer