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Senior Security Operations Engineer

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Remote from
Ireland
Salary
Undisclosed
Department
Cybersecurity
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Senior
Published
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25 Nov 2026
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AI Summary

The role, at a glance.

Senior Security Operations Engineer will mature Tines’ security program through cloud-security projects, detection and response improvements, threat hunting, and vulnerability remediation. The role focuses heavily on AWS security operations, container security, endpoint controls, security reviews, and automation using Tines, SOAR tooling, Python, or Go. It includes an on-call rotation and incident commander responsibilities during security incidents. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams while operating independently in a fast-paced environment.

Role DNA

A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description.

Job Complexity

5/5
EasyHard

Pace & Pressure

5/5
RelaxedFast-paced

Autonomy Level

5/5
GuidedFull ownership

Communication Load

4/5
IndependentCollaborative
AI insightThis is a senior, hands-on security operations position requiring deep AWS and container-security expertise, incident leadership, and security automation skills. The broad ownership area and on-call duties create a high technical and operational bar.

Salary analysis

Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles.

Estimated job median (per year)Market rate
$150,000
US market range (per year)$120k–$185k
AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. No employer compensation is disclosed. The yearly cadence is inferred from this senior full-time engineering role; the USD figures are estimated market compensation benchmarks, not employer-provided pay.

Core skills

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Sample interview questions
How would you improve detection and response coverage across an AWS environment?

I would begin by mapping critical assets, identities, data flows, and existing telemetry. I would validate logging and alert coverage across CloudTrail, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, Security Hub, Config, and endpoint sources, then prioritize high-confidence detections tied to likely attack paths. Finally, I would automate enrichment, triage, containment, and evidence collection where appropriate, with regular testing and tuning.

Describe your approach to handling a high-severity security incident while serving as incident commander.

I would establish the incident scope, severity, communication channel, and clear ownership immediately. I would coordinate containment and evidence preservation, maintain an accurate timeline, provide concise stakeholder updates, and ensure technical responders can work without unnecessary interruption. After recovery, I would lead a blameless review and track corrective actions through completion.

How have you automated security operations using SOAR tools or Python or Go?

I have used automation to enrich alerts with asset, identity, and threat-intelligence context; open and update cases; collect logs; and execute controlled containment actions. I design workflows with approval gates for disruptive steps, robust error handling, audit trails, and measurable outcomes such as lower mean time to acknowledge and resolve.

What controls would you prioritize for securing Kubernetes or AWS ECS workloads?

I would prioritize least-privilege IAM, strong workload identity, image scanning and provenance, secrets management, network segmentation, logging, runtime monitoring, and patching. I would also enforce secure configuration baselines, restrict privileged containers, review exposed services, and continuously validate controls through automated policy checks.

How do you drive vulnerability remediation when engineering teams have competing priorities?

I use risk-based prioritization that considers exploitability, exposure, affected asset criticality, and compensating controls rather than relying only on severity scores. I make remediation work actionable by assigning owners, documenting clear due dates and mitigation options, and reporting progress transparently. Regular collaboration with engineering teams helps resolve blockers and prevents the same classes of issues from recurring.

This analysis is generated from the job description. Salary estimates, role characteristics and sample answers are guidance, not employer-provided facts.
Opportunity details

About this role.

Tines is the intelligent workflow company that powers some of the world’s most important workflows.

Tines has been supporting IT and security teams from a diverse range of customers, including Canva, Reddit, SAP, Coinbase, Mars, Fin (Intercom), and McKesson.

Tines 3B, launched in 2026, is the next generation of Tines – a single, secure environment for every team’s apps, agents and automations.

As an integrator across the entire tech stack, Tines is vendor-agnostic integrating with any API-enabled service. This flexibility enables our customers to achieve their highest-priority goals faster. Tines has security woven into its DNA, and our platform is secure and private by design.

At Tines, we’re driven by our values of Simplicity, Speed, and Soundness. We’re committed to delivering exceptional customer experiences while fostering a company culture that nurtures individual curiosity, growth, and integrity. We’re excited about what’s next, and we’re looking for others to join us on our journey.

We are looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer passionate about security and automation to help grow and mature the security program at Tines. You’ll have the opportunity to make your mark and build new projects from the ground up.

This is a key role reporting to our Security Operations Manager

What you’ll be doing:

  • Drive security projects that facilitate the business function and protect our customers, brand, & employees.
  • Stay apprised of security trends and incidents to prevent similar occurrences by reviewing and implementing security controls based on lessons learned.
  • Perform security reviews of infrastructure and product features ensuring high standards.
  • Assist with updating policies and procedures in order to maintain our high security standards at Tines.
  • Scale our detection and response capabilities across our environment and systems.
  • Track and drive vulnerability remediation across production and corporate environments, partnering with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure timely resolution.
  • Assist with security training and ensuring our employees are up to date on the latest security threats.
  • Act as an escalation point for automated detections that are raised for human review.
  • Proactively hunt for threats across our environment.
  • Perform regular on-call duties, including incident commander responsibilities during security incidents.
  • Ensure security controls are deployed and tested across cloud environments and corporate endpoints.
  • Automate as much of this as possible using Tines!

What you bring with you:

  • 6 – 8+ years in a security role managing complex cloud environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal English skills.
  • Deep familiarity with cloud security, including deploying, managing, securing, and monitoring services in AWS.
  • Familiarity with securing container technologies like Docker, AWS ECS, and Kubernetes.
  • Skilled in the use of AWS security management and monitoring tools such as CloudTrail, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, Security Hub, Inspector, and Config.
  • Experience with implementing and monitoring controls around security frameworks such as SOC2, ISO, CMMC, and FedRamp,
  • Background of automating security tasks with SOAR tools and/or languages like Python/Go.
  • Knowledge of command-line, log analysis, common attacks, and OS hardening for Linux and macOS.
  • Experience working on an on-call rotation in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent analytical & time management skills with the ability to work autonomously or collaboratively with peers.

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At Tines, we’re all about trying new things and taking the leap. If you’re second-guessing your application, we hope you’ll trust your gut and take the leap too! Applying for a new job isn’t always easy, especially if you’re thinking of a career pivot – but we’re big believers in learning and growth here at Tines, so you’ve nothing to worry about. A variety of experience, perspectives, and voices makes us the company we are. We’d love to hear from you.

Tines provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.

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