IT Security & Operations Engineer

Centerline Logistics Corporation•Seattle, WA

1d•$105,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Security & Operations Engineer is responsible for owning day-to-day security operations, controls, and tooling, while also serving as a Tier 3 escalation point for IT operations and infrastructure support. This role ensures the organization maintains a secure, stable, and well-managed IT environment during a period of significant system transformation. The position combines security ownership (monitoring, controls, implementation) with hands-on operational support to ensure business continuity. The role directly addresses a key need identified in your IT buildout: establishing dedicated ownership of security controls and risk posture as systems modernize.

Requirements

5–8+ years in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or security-focused roles.
Experience with security operations, incident response, and operational troubleshooting.
Hands-on administration of endpoint, email, and identity security tools.
Strong troubleshooting skills across Windows systems, identity, endpoints, and basic networking.
Knowledge of risk identification, remediation, and security best practices.
Familiarity with Microsoft security technologies, including Defender and Entra ID.
Experience with email security platforms such as Mimecast or similar tools.
Understanding of identity and access management, including MFA, RBAC, and privileged access.
Ability to support environments undergoing infrastructure or system change.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

Monitor and triage security alerts, logs, and suspicious activity across endpoint, email, and identity tools.
Investigate, contain, and help recover from security incidents and escalated operational issues.
Maintain and improve detection rules, alerting, response workflows, and security documentation.
Administer and optimize security platforms, including Microsoft Defender, email security, MFA, and related tools.
Review and strengthen access controls, privileged accounts, endpoint posture, and system hardening.
Lead remediation of security gaps and support audits, compliance activities, and policy enforcement.
Serve as a Tier 3 escalation point for complex server, endpoint, identity, and network issues.
Support infrastructure maintenance, patching, and operational stability during periods of change.
Perform root cause analysis, corrective actions, and ongoing risk reduction across the environment.
Partner with infrastructure, helpdesk, and business systems teams to embed security into new systems, integrations, and operations.