Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience) 7+ years of experience in security engineering Strong understanding of Threat Modeling Principles Experience with Security Incident Response & Risk Management Hands-on expertise with SIEM (e.g., Splunk or Sumo logic) Hands-on expertise with EDR (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne) Hands-on expertise with vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys, Wiz, Snyk) Proficiency in securing cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Experience with IAM, VPCs, security groups, EKS/ECR and cloud-native security solutions Experience with automation tools (IAC and CI/CD): Terraform, Helm, Chef, Ansible, Buildkite, Jenkins, ArgoCD Experience with scripting (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) Familiarity with DevSecOps practices Familiarity with container security (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker) Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline security Proven track record in incident response, threat hunting, and forensic investigations Certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, AWS Certified Security Specialty, or equivalent