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GuidePoint SecuritySecurity Engineer- Corporate Information Security- Remote (Anywhere in the U.S.)
GuidePoint Security delivers comprehensive cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services that assist major enterprises and government bodies in managing risk and optimizing their protective measures. The firm…
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GuidePoint Security delivers comprehensive cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services that assist major enterprises and government bodies in managing risk and optimizing their protective measures. The firm is currently hiring a full-time Security Engineer for its Corporate Information Security division. This position operates on a remote basis anywhere within the United States. In this role, the engineer will concentrate on threat intelligence, threat detection, threat hunting, and event triage. The position…
Job Description
GuidePoint Security delivers comprehensive cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services that assist major enterprises and government bodies in managing risk and optimizing their protective measures. The firm is currently hiring a full-time Security Engineer for its Corporate Information Security division. This position operates on a remote basis anywhere within the United States.
In this role, the engineer will concentrate on threat intelligence, threat detection, threat hunting, and event triage. The position requires a professional eager to build agentic and automated security operations where routine tasks are handled by artificial intelligence tools, allowing engineers to tackle complex objectives. Key duties involve evaluating alerts, transforming threat intelligence into actionable detections, building internal tooling with coding assistants, and participating in an on-call rotation. Candidates should possess a strong foundational understanding of networking, systems, and attack mechanisms, alongside a drive to automate manual tasks safely and effectively.
Responsibilities
- Investigate and triage security alerts to separate critical signals from noise and drive incidents toward resolution
- Search proactively for adversary tactics while developing and refining high-fidelity detections
- Translate raw intelligence into automated response actions, runbooks, and detection-as-code models
- Construct internal tooling and automation code by leveraging AI coding agents and applying sound engineering judgment
- Collaborate across internal teams to document workflows and share knowledge
- Take part in a rotating on-call schedule to handle off-hours incident response
Requirements
- Possess either a high school diploma with at least 5 years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree with 2 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree
- Demonstrate experience triaging events with an emphasis on technical accuracy and timely escalation
- Understand common attack vectors, core networking, TCP/IP, authentication, and authorization principles
- Bring hands-on experience building tooling or automation via AI agents and large language models
- Apply scripting languages such as Python to security operations or general workflow automation
Qualifications
- Hold incident handling certifications including GCFA or GCIH
- Bring prior background utilizing security technologies like SIEM, EDR, and DLP
- Show familiarity with agentic assistants and coding tools such as Claude Code, OpenCode, and Amazon Quick
Core Skills
Benefits
- Group medical insurance options featuring a zero-deductible PPO plan or a high-deductible health plan with HSA contributions
- Group dental insurance coverage
- Twelve corporate holidays and a flexible time off program
- Allowances for home internet and mobile phones
- Retirement plan eligibility after two months at open enrollment
- Pet benefit option
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Is this position remote?
Yes, the role is remote and can be performed from anywhere in the U.S., though up to 5 percent travel is required.
What education or experience is required to apply?
Candidates must have either a high school diploma with five years of relevant experience, a bachelor's degree with two years of relevant experience, or a master's degree.
What is the salary for this position?
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