Cognite

Security Operations Engineer

Cognite Austin, TX

About Cognite

Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms . In the realm of industrial digitalization, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Energy sectors. As part of the esteemed Aker family, Cognite brings forth a legacy of innovation and excellence. Excitingly, we are set to extend our footprint to the vibrant landscapes of India, which opens the door for you to be part of the expansion from the beginning. Join us in this venture where data meets ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

Our teams are working on building the next-generation industrial data platform and applications across many different industries, such as Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Power & Utility. This includes enabling all types of workflows, including analytics, to assist in making better decisions. We are a good mix of engineers, products, and design. What we have in common is that we care deeply about the user experience and create products that users really want to use.

Our work environment is not just exciting and dynamic, but also intensely collaborative and supportive. You will work with the best domain and industry experts: designers, product managers, software developers, ML engineers, AI engineers and business leaders. We support one another, ask good questions, and give each other constructive feedback. Our goal is to leverage our diverse set of strengths and backgrounds to build innovative products, to think outside the ordinary, and grind through and nurture a great.

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Our values

Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.

Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success.

Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth.

As SecOps Engineer you will be part of the Security team and working particularly closely with the infrastructure team. You will have an impact on our resilience against an evolving threat landscape. You will be hands-on in the hardening and mgmt of SaaS applications and infrastructure. You will be evaluating, testing, implementing and operating security solutions and working closely with our IT operations team to transfer security knowledge and respond to incidents.

Key Role & Responsibilities Include

  • Improve the security of our business solutions and add new security capabilities, in collaboration with other functions and teams
  • Be a subject matter expert and in investigation and response to security incidents, including root cause analysis and implementing appropriate remediation measures across our infrastructure and applications
  • Be an expert on relevant security standards, tools and practices for security operations, cloud infrastructure, applications and storage
  • Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability management, threat modeling and ensuring that improvements are implemented to achieve measurable results

Key Skills, Knowledge & Abilities Include

  • Proven track record in a similar role, with experience as a security analyst or incident responder leveraging modern SOC2 tools and processes
  • Understanding of SOC2 processes, methodologies and metrics
  • Established understanding of cloud computing, productivity and platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.), SaaS security
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with awareness of business context to identify, prioritize and mitigate security risks & threats effectively
  • Effective stakeholder management skills and strong communication abilities.
  • Thrives in an ever-changing environment typical of a scale-up culture

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

  • Competitive Compensation including base plus bonus
  • 401(k) with 4% employer matching
  • Health, Dental, Vision & Disability Coverages with premiums fully covered for employees and all dependents
  • Unlimited PTO + flexibility to enjoy it
  • 18 Company Holidays including the week between Christmas & New Years
  • Paid Parental Leave Program
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Company Paid Friday Lunch via DoorDash + Fully Stocked Fridges in the offices
  • Join a team of 70 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝.
  • A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @ cognitedata 📷 to know more
  • Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries
  • Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
  • Paid mobile phone and WiFI
  • A pet lover? Get the chance to meet Spot 🐶!

Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀

Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainability for clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. We were recognized as one of CNBC's top global enterprise technology startups powering digital transformation ! And just recently, Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader ! 🥇 Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇

Apply today!

If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team. Please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition team with any questions -

We encourage you to follow us on Cognite LinkedIn ; we post all our openings there.
  • Seniority level

    Entry level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Information Technology
  • Industries

    Software Development

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