Echo Global Logistics

Security Engineer

Echo Global Logistics$97K — $142K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Chicago, IL
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or related field or equivalent practical experience
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, or threat detection
  • Deep expertise with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, detection engineering, and incident response
  • Experience writing SOAR playbooks and detection rules or queries in a major SIEM platform
  • Experience operating in SOX and SOC 2 Type 2 environments, including control evidence and audit support
  • Hands-on experience applying AI/LLMs to security operations or detection and response
  • Strong communication skills with both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts across the SOC queue, hitting SLAs and following playbooks
  • Lead incident investigations, gather evidence, correlate events, and coordinate containment and recovery
  • Build and tune AI-assisted and agentic workflows across SIEM, SOAR, and EDR, including Claude via API
  • Engineer detection content: rules, queries, and alert tuning mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
  • Write and maintain SOAR playbooks and automation scripts that cut manual toil and accelerate response
  • Hunt for threats proactively, forming and testing hypotheses against current adversary TTPs
  • Maintain the SOC technology stack: integrations, health, and content engineering across all platforms
  • Keep SOX and SOC 2 Type 2 audit-ready evidence: logging coverage, incident records, and procedures
  • Partner with IT, Cloud, Risk, and Compliance to embed telemetry and surface findings clearly

Benefits

  • Visit the company's careers page for detailed information on benefits offerings.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a Security Engineer with 4+ years of security operations experience to serve as a hands-on technical contributor within our 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC). In this role you will be a core executor of our detection, investigation, and response capability, building AI-powered workflows, engineering detection content, and driving operational excellence in a SOX-regulated, SOC 2 Type 2 certified environment.

What You'll Do
  • Triage, investigate, and respond to alerts across the SOC queue, hitting SLAs and following playbooks
  • Lead incident investigations, gather evidence, correlate events, and coordinate containment and recovery
  • Build and tune AI-assisted and agentic workflows across SIEM, SOAR, and EDR, including Claude via API
  • Engineer detection content: rules, queries, and alert tuning mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
  • Write and maintain SOAR playbooks and automation scripts that cut manual toil and accelerate response
  • Hunt for threats proactively, forming and testing hypotheses against current adversary TTPs
  • Maintain the SOC technology stack: integrations, health, and content engineering across all platforms
  • Keep SOX and SOC 2 Type 2 audit-ready evidence: logging coverage, incident records, and procedures
  • Partner with IT, Cloud, Risk, and Compliance to embed telemetry and surface findings clearly
  • undefined


What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, incident response, or threat detection
  • Deep expertise with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, detection engineering, and incident response
  • Experience writing SOAR playbooks and detection rules or queries in a major SIEM platform
  • Experience operating in SOX and SOC 2 Type 2 environments, including control evidence and audit support
  • Hands-on experience applying AI/LLMs to security operations or detection and response
  • Strong communication skills with both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders
  • undefined


People's Skills

  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and results-driven mindset
  • Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, team-oriented environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Passion for continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies
  • undefined


Work environment/physical demands summary:

This job operates in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other

office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office with an open seating floor plan. The employee may encounter frequent interruptions throughout the work day. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear.

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Benefits

For more information about our benefit offerings, please visit our careers page at https://www.echo.com/company/careers.

Compensation
$97,864.00-142,293.00 per year

This role is eligible for a bonus that is based on a combination of personal and business performance.

About Echo Global Logistics

Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. The company offers a wide range of services, including truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal, and expedited shipping, as well as managed transportation, supply chain analytics, and freight audit and payment services. Echo's clients include shippers of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, across a variety of industries. The company's proprietary technology platform, EchoShip, provides real-time visibility and control over shipments, helping clients optimize their supply chains and reduce costs. Echo has been recognized for its innovative technology and customer service, and has received numerous awards and accolades.
Learn more about Echo Global Logistics
Size
9 employees
Market Cap
$1.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$15.8 million
Founded
2015
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$2.5 billion
NASDAQ

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