Job Title: Security Engineer Sr.
Duration: 04/27/2026 to 10/26/2026
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90032
? Remote Work and Onsite Expectations:
• ? Remote work is acceptable, with a preference for local candidates or those within Pacific or Central Time Zones. 
• ? Occasional onsite requirements may include HR orientation, equipment pickup, pre-employment health appointments, annual team events, go-lives, or other manager-assigned instances.
• ?? Flexible travel expectations, typically requiring onsite presence 2–4 days per year for most remote team members.
• ? Equipment shipping available for candidates located 2+ hours driving distance from the office.

Summary:

• The Data Security & Threat Detection Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating enterprise data protection and threat detection capabilities across cloud, endpoint, and network environments.
• This role focuses on identifying and mitigating risks to sensitive data through advanced monitoring, security engineering, vulnerability management, and incident response operations.
• The position plays a critical role in protecting regulated and sensitive information by integrating telemetry from security platforms, developing detection logic, investigating data exposure events, and strengthening enterprise security controls aligned with regulatory frameworks such as HIPAA, NIST 800-53, and PCI DSS.
• The engineer collaborates across SOC, Identity, Infrastructure, and Governance teams to ensure effective security monitoring, incident response, and continuous control improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Protection Engineering
• Design and maintain enterprise data protection controls across cloud and on-premise environments.
• Implement and manage data loss prevention (DLP) and data classification technologies
• Configure and monitor Microsoft Purview data protection policies
• Implement encryption, access controls, and monitoring safeguards for sensitive information
• Integrate data protection controls across endpoint, email, and cloud platforms
• Threat Detection Engineering
• Develop detection logic and telemetry correlation across multiple security platforms.

Key tasks include:

• Build and maintain SIEM detection dashboards and correlation rules
• Integrate telemetry from endpoint, identity, email, and cloud security platforms
• Tune detection rules to reduce false positives and improve threat visibility
• Develop automated security analytics using PowerShell, SQL, and API integrations

Security platforms may include:

• MS Sentinel
• SentinelOne
• Proofpoint
• Zscaler
• Microsoft Purview

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 65.00/hr.