Security Engineer Operations 100% remote Latin America
Offer summary
Qualifications:
Proven experience in security operations and incident response., Knowledge of security tools like SIEM, EDR, and MDM., Strong understanding of vulnerability management and access audits., Educational background in cybersecurity, information technology, or related fields..Key responsibilities:
- Monitor and optimize security tools and respond to incidents.
- Develop and refine security processes and playbooks.
- Collaborate with teams to integrate security into daily operations.
- Conduct threat hunting and analyze security alerts.
Job description
NOTE: This is a FULLY remote role, but the candidate must be within the Latin America region and within the UTC3 TO UTC6 time zones to effectively collaborate with their team, peers, and internal customers. You do not have to be in the specific country or city shown in this listing, but please only apply if you are physically based within the Latin America region.
Hostaway is the marketleading SaaS scaleup transforming the vacation rental industry. With innovative solutions and partnerships with giants like Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking, were taking on the competition and winning. Leveraging our customercentric core values, we consistently deliver results that encourage growth, learning, and innovation for our team, our customers, and the industry.
As a profitable and growing company, this role is necessitated by our continued growth. Check out more about our recent funding round of $365 million here.
About the RoleAs a Security Engineer at Hostaway, youll drive our security operations technical and procedural aspects. Youll monitor and optimize a suite of security tools, proactively take actions to keep us safe, respond to incidents, and collaborate with teams to ensure security is integrated into our daily business. Just as important, youll also develop, document, and refine processes like incident response playbooks, vulnerability management workflows, and user access audits for offboarding compliance to ensure our approach is consistent, auditable, and continuously improving. Your work will help us proactively defend against threats while building a mature, processdriven security culture.
An average day for a Security EngineerStart your day with personal time to review overnight alerts and events from tools like EDR, MDM and IdP. Check for any critical incidents or trends that may require immediate attention.
Join the daily team sync for 15 minutes. Share priorities, escalate blockers or urgent findings, and align on the days focus areas.
Address any critical or urgent matters first: triage and respond to highpriority incidents, coordinate immediate containment or remediation actions, and update incident response documentation as needed.
Follow up with stakeholders (engineering, IT, operations, business units) on the status of open vulnerabilities, patching progress, and access reviews. Track remediation SLAs and ensure accountability for outstanding issues.
Work on improving and maintaining security processes: update playbooks, refine response procedures, and document lessons from recent incidents for continuous improvement.
Analyze new bug bounty submissions and coordinate with engineering to plan and verify fixes.
Monitor and tune security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, MDM) for new alerts, misconfigurations, or suspicious activity. Schedule or review phishing simulations and assign targeted training if needed.
Conduct proactive threat hunting in SIEM logs and threat intelligence feeds, looking for indicators of compromise or emerging attack patterns.
Document the days investigations, update incident and vulnerability records, and prepare summary reports for compliance needs.
Throughout the day – Support the team and stakeholders, automate repetitive tasks, and work on process improvements.
Start your day with personal time to review overnight alerts and events from tools like EDR, MDM and IdP. Check for any critical incidents or trends that may require immediate attention.
Join the daily team sync for 15 minutes. Share priorities, escalate blockers or urgent findings, and align on the days focus areas.
Address any critical or urgent matters first: triage and respond to highpriority incidents, coordinate immediate containment or remediation actions, and update incident response documentation as needed.
Follow up with stakeholders (engineering, IT, operations, business units) on the status of open vulnerabilities, patching progress, and access reviews. Track remediation SLAs and ensure accountability for outstanding issues.
Work on improving and maintaining security processes: update playbooks, refine response procedures, and document lessons from recent incidents for continuous improvement.
Analyze new bug bounty submissions and coordinate with engineering to plan and verify fixes.
Monitor and tune security tools (e.g., SIEM, EDR, MDM) for new alerts, misconfigurations, or suspicious activity. Schedule or review phishing simulations and assign targeted training if needed.
Conduct proactive threat hunting in SIEM logs and threat intelligence feeds, looking for indicators of compromise or emerging attack patterns.
Document the days investigations, update incident and vulnerability records, and prepare summary reports for compliance needs.
Throughout the day – Support the team and stakeholders, automate repetitive tasks, and work on process improvements.
Required profile
Experience
Other Skills
- Collaboration
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