Remote Lead Security Operations Engineer

Apollo.io is the leading go-to-market solution for revenue teams, trusted by over 500,000 companies and millions of users globally, from rapidly growing startups to some of the world's largest enterprises. Apollo.io provides sales and marketing teams with easy access to verified contact data for over 270 million B2B contacts, along with tools to engage and convert these contacts in one unified platform. By helping revenue professionals find the most accurate contact information and automating the outreach process, Apollo.io turns prospects into customers. Apollo raised a series D in 2023 and is backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, and more, and counts the former President and COO of Hubspot, JD Sherman, among its board members. Apollo.io is growing rapidly, with 900% revenue growth since 2021, and is looking for world-class talent to keep building with us.

The lead security operations analyst will improve and track Apollo's security monitoring systems. They will be responsible for investigating and resolving security issues, running incident processes and finding and resolving vulnerabilities. We are seeking a talented and experienced security professional who is passionate about building and maintaining a robust security posture in a dynamic SaaS environment. In this role, you will lead a team of security operations experts, design and implement security solutions, and drive proactive threat detection and incident response efforts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing and monitoring security tooling to continuously assess and enhance the security posture of [SaaS Startup Name]'s systems.
• Responding to security incidents promptly and effectively, leading investigations, conducting root cause analysis, and making recommendations for prevention.
• Leading and mentoring a team of security operations engineers, providing guidance, setting objectives, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure that security measures are integrated into the development and operational processes.
• Staying current with industry trends, emerging threats, and best practices to keep our security operations up-to-date.
• Developing and maintaining an incident response plan, coordinating with relevant stakeholders to ensure swift and efficient incident resolution.
• Maintaining incident response documentation and conducting regular incident response drills to test and improve our incident response capabilities.
• Evaluating, implementing, and managing security tools and technologies to detect and mitigate security threats effectively.

What we're looking for:

• Technical competence with automation and security tooling e.g. SIEM
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP
• Incident response Automation experience in Python, Ruby or similar
• Follow Through on Commitments: Lives up to verbal and written agreements, regardless of personal cost.
• Analytical Skills: Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.
• Attention to Detail: Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
• Flexibility/Adaptability: Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions. Copes effectively with complexity and change.

What You'll Love About Apollo

Besides the great compensation package and culture that thrives in openness and excellence, we invest tremendous effort into developing our remote employees' careers. The team embraces that we have a sole purpose: to help customers maximize their full revenue potential on the Apollo platform. This mindset opens us up to a lot of creative approaches to making customers successful at scale. You'll be a significant part of a lean, remote team, empowered to really own your role as a proactive educator. We're very collaborative at Apollo, so you'll be able to lean on your teammates, even in adjacent departments, to help you achieve lofty goals. You'll be supported and encouraged to experiment and take educated risks that lead to big wins. And, you'll have a whole team remotely by your side to help you do it!

Summary
Company name: Apollo
Remote job title: Lead Security Operations Engineer
Job tags: AWS, Attention to Detail, Marketing Strategy