Senior Security Operations Engineer at Gong.io in Austin, TX

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io. At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career. We aren’t looking for a dashboard-watcher; we need a Digital Architect of Chaos-Prevention who treats zero-days like morning coffee and builds automated fortresses before a threat even breaks a sweat. As our Senior Security Operations Engineer, you’re the lead mechanic of our invisible shield, welding code and hardening global infrastructure until it’s more secure. If you’re a cloud-savvy defender who thrives when the stakes are high and hates manual toil, your new playground is ready. What You’ll Actually Do: Chaos Wrangler: Orchestrate SIEM/SOAR tools like a digital Mozart. Help the analysts out by automating the boring tasks ThreatBuster: Proactively look for threats that haven’t even decided to move in yet. You’re not just reacting; you’re predicting! Trap Setter: You don’t wait for an antivirus to beep. You build custom logic, YARA rules, and Sigma signatures that catch attackers before they realize they’ve been spotted. Master the Multi-Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure. You’re the gatekeeper of our cloud kingdom, ensuring our posture is tighter than a drum across every environment. Fortune Teller: You spend time in the dark corners of the web, so we don’t have to. You ingest feeds, analyze adversary actions, and turn exploit rumors into actionable defense strategies The Elite Mentor: You’re the leader the pack looks to. You’ll level up our junior analysts/engineers and set the gold standard during on-call rotations. The Cross-Functional Diplomat: You’ll bridge the gap among IT, DevOps, and Privacy, closing security gaps and ensuring the entire org is as resilient as the tech it uses. Total Autonomy: We don't micromanage; we empower. You see a gap? You fix it. Do you see a process that can be automated? You build it. Required Qualification: 5+ years of experience in any of the following areas: Security Data Pipeline Engineering Detection Engineering SIEM Engineering Cyber Intelligence and Threat Hunting Security Platform Engineering Proficiency with EDR/XDR (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, MS Defender), Cloud Security Posture Management (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Orca), and WAFs (Cloudflare, Akamai). Proficiency in deploying and maintaining Zero Trust security platforms and controls Experience building data ingestion pipelines using CI/CD methodologies. Proven experience building, testing, and tuning custom detection logic and familiarity with Query Languages (KQL, SQL, SPL) for automation needs. Familiarity with attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK)  and mitigation strategies. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities. Preferred Qualifications: Security certifications like GXPN, GCIA, GCTI, GCDA, or similar are a plus. Experience architecting stateful automation pipelines using Python, Go, and enterprise SOAR platforms Ability to read/audit Terraform, Pulumo, or CloudFormation, and experience with Infrastructure as a code(IaC) Experience with securing and monitoring containers within cloud environments What makes Security at Gong unique? Here at Gong, we trust and empower our employees with ownership to solve complex problems, make the right decisions, and build the best products that create radical impact. We call it “Own. Solve. Impact.” Our security team is at the forefront of a monumental shift in how we implement processes. Instead of simply saying "no," we embrace the mindset of "let's explore how we can make it work." Our security team brings a wealth of backgrounds, experience, and wisdom to the table. Which means that age comes before security, or is it the other way around? If you are curious to discover Gong's wonderful and challenging world, what are you waiting for? Don’t delay - fill in your application details. Who knows, maybe there’s a Gongster in you! PERKS & BENEFITS We offer Gongsters a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit you and your family’s needs. Wellbeing Fund - flexible wellness stipend to support a healthy lifestyle. Mental Health benefits with covered therapy and coaching. 401(k) program to help you invest in your future. Education & learning stipend for personal growth and development. Flexible vacation time to promote a healthy work-life blend. Paid parental leave to support you and your family. Company-wide recharge days each quarter. Work from home stipend to help you succeed in a remote environment. The annual salary hiring range for this position is $134,000 - $205,000 USD. Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets. We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect. We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Gong recruiting email communications will always come from the @gong.io domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Gong via other sources should be ignored. Gong is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. To review Gong's privacy policy, visit https://www.gong.io/gong-io-job-candidates-privacy-notice/ for more details. #LI-SM1