Security Engineer – Blue Team

Loadsmart

. Lead security incidents end-to-end: triage, containment, eradication, recovery, stakeholder communication and post-incident review .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • BrazilMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading security incident response processes, including detection, containment, and post-incident review, while automating security tasks with Python and Terraform. Proficient in building and tuning SIEM detections in Datadog Cloud SIEM and improving cloud security posture across AWS and Kubernetes environments.

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Security Incident ResponseDatadog Cloud SIEMAWS SecurityKubernetes SecurityPython Automation

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Hard Skills

Incident TriageEvidence CollectionLog AnalysisSIEM DetectionsCloud Security PostureIAM ManagementTerraformBash ScriptingForensicsMITRE ATT&CK

Soft Skills

MentoringStakeholder CommunicationCross-Team Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSKubernetesGoogle WorkspaceDatadogTerraform

Industry Keywords

Blue TeamDefensive SecuritySecurity OperationsIncident Response ProcessPost-Incident Review

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead security incidents end-to-end: triage, containment, eradication, recovery, stakeholder communication and post-incident review
Own and evolve the incident response process, including playbooks, severity model, on-call practices and tabletop exercises with engineering and IT
Build and tune detections in Datadog Cloud SIEM across AWS, Kubernetes and Google Workspace to reduce time to detect and alert noise
Investigate suspicious activity across cloud, identity and workload logs, collecting and preserving evidence for follow-up
Improve cloud security posture, including IAM, and turn findings into prioritized, tracked work for engineering squads
Automate detection and response tasks with Python and Terraform
Report on incidents and security posture to engineering leadership
Mentor engineers across squads
Partner with the current Blue Team engineer and engineering squads across product and platform engineering to detect threats early, respond fast, and keep applications and infrastructure safe and compliant

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in Blue team / Defensive security / Security operations
Hands-on experience leading security incident response, from detection through post-incident review and follow-up of actions
Experience with forensics and evidence handling in cloud environments: log analysis, evidence collection and preservation
Experience building and tuning SIEM detections and alerts, such as in Datadog Cloud SIEM, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, CIS or NIST
Experience securing AWS and Kubernetes, including AWS IAM and SSO permission reviews and remediation
Automating security tasks with Python and/or Bash, and managing infrastructure as code with Terraform
Experience defining security processes, leading cross-team initiatives and mentoring engineers
Fluent English for daily work with native speakers
Successful completion of electronic background check(s) contingent upon employment offer

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salaries
Extremely competitive Equity package
Loadie Time Off - PTO and sick days without a limit