3+ years of hands-on experience in a security operations, detection engineering, or incident response role. Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and writing security detections. Hands-on experience with a SIEM platform (e.g., Panther, Splunk, Sumo Logic). Experience analyzing logs from cloud and SaaS applications. Demonstrable experience securing AWS environments and understanding of core services. A 'security-as-code' mindset with practical experience using tools like Terraform and Git/GitHub. Excellent communication skills.