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title: 'Senior Security Engineer,GIOC at Vultr'
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# Senior Security Engineer,GIOC at Vultr

- **Company:** Vultr
- **Location:** Chennai, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-09-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vultr/d9ee5b2c-7b9b-4de5-8495-5882b7722499

## Job description

## Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares

- Medical Insurance stipend paid annually
- 9 Company-Paid Holidays
- Generous Leave Policy + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- Internet reimbursement
- Fitness membership reimbursement
- Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr Vultr is expanding its India presence and is building its first Global Integrated Operations Command Center (GIOC) in Chennai — the 24x7 nerve center for monitoring, triage, and incident resolution across Vultr’s global security operations. We are seeking Senior Security Engineers to own escalated investigations and lead incident response across Vultr’s security surface — SIEM, threat detection, identity and access, and endpoint/cloud telemetry. This is a deep-dive role for experienced security operators who lead investigations, threat hunting, and forensics, drive detection engineering, and mentor Security Engineers — and who want to grow toward incident response, threat-detection, or security engineering leadership. You must be comfortable with a rotational shift and on-call model — including nights, weekends, and holidays — to sustain follow-the-sun coverage.

## Role Overview

The Senior Security Engineer owns alerts escalated from Security Engineer and leads investigation on the most complex security events. You perform deep analysis, drive incidents to resolution within defined SLAs, determine root cause and scope, contain and eradicate threats, and deliver detections and fixes that prevent recurrence. The role ensures deep technical investigation and platform security that protects customer data and platform integrity. You act as a senior escalation point and security subject-matter expert, leading incident-response bridges, partnering with Secops/Engineering SMEs on remediation, and raising the team’s capability through detections, runbooks, and mentoring. Success is measured by MTTR/MTTC, investigation quality, recurrence reduction, and detection coverage. The role runs on a rotational shift and on-call schedule to sustain 24x7 coverage.

## Key Responsibilities

Escalated Investigation & Incident Response

- Own alerts escalated from Security Engineers across SIEM, identity/access, endpoint, and cloud, and drive investigations to closure
- Lead deep analysis using log correlation, endpoint and network forensics, and threat-intelligence enrichment
- Meet response SLA targets and provide regular, accurate updates throughout the incident lifecycle

Containment, Eradication & Root Cause

- Determine scope, root cause, and attacker activity; distinguish true positives from benign anomalies
- Drive containment, eradication, and recovery actions, and implement hardening to close the attack path
- Partner with L3 / Engineering SMEs on remediation and with stakeholders on disclosure and compliance obligations
- Preserve forensic evidence and maintain chain-of-custody throughout the investigation

Major Incident Response & Technical Leadership

- Act as technical lead on major-incident (Sev-0 / Sev-1) and suspected-breach bridges, coordinating across towers
- Make and document containment and recovery decisions under pressure, balancing risk and availability
- Serve as senior escalation point and security subject-matter expert for the GIOC

Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting & Automation

- Build and tune detections and correlation rules to improve fidelity and reduce false positives
- Conduct proactive threat hunting using hypotheses, threat intel, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Automate triage and response with SOAR playbooks and scripting to reduce manual effort and MTTR/MTTC
- Drive permanent reduction of repeat incidents through detection, hardening, and process change

Knowledge, Runbooks & Mentoring

- Author and maintain runbooks, detection logic, and knowledge-base articles that raise L1 first-time resolution
- Mentor and coach Security analysts; review triage and investigation quality and provide feedback
- Lead knowledge transfer and shadowing during onboarding and go-live

Post-Incident Review & Continuous Improvement

- Lead post-incident reviews (PIR) and root-cause write-ups with clear corrective actions
- Track corrective and preventive actions to closure and measure recurrence
- Surface systemic risks and drive trend-based detection and hardening improvements

## Qualifications & Experience

- Graduate/Engineer in a relevant field (B.E./[B.Tech](http://B.Tech), or equivalent)
- 5-8 years of experience in security operations, incident response, or a SOC, including Senior Security Engineers escalation and incident-response ownership
- Deep hands-on expertise with SIEM, EDR, log analysis, and endpoint/network forensics
- Strong understanding of attacker techniques, the MITRE ATT&CK framework, threat intelligence, and the incident-response lifecycle
- Proven experience leading complex investigations, containment/eradication, and root-cause analysis
- Detection-engineering and automation skills (Python, SOAR playbooks, detection-as-code) and familiarity with ITSM tooling
- Strong written and verbal communication for technical leadership, documentation, and mentoring; willingness and ability to work a rotational 24x7 shift and on-call model, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Proficient in English verbal and written communication

## Preferred Qualifications

- ITIL V4 certification; experience with security operations and IR frameworks (NIST, SANS)
- Security certification (GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, CySA+, or CISSP)
- Experience with detection-as-code, SOAR automation, and scripting (Python) for response workflows
- Exposure to cloud security, container/workload security, and GPU / high-density infrastructure
- Prior experience as a senior escalation / incident-response resource in a 24x7 SOC or command-center environment

Inclusion & Privacy We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted. We also take your privacy seriously. We handle personal information responsibly and follow applicable laws, including U.S. privacy rules and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Your data is used only for legitimate business purposes and is protected with proper security measures. Where allowed by law, applicants may request details about the data we collect, access or delete their information, withdraw consent for its use, and opt out of nonessential communications. For more details, please see our [Privacy Policy](https://www.vultr.com/legal/privacy/).

## About Vultr

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Vultr provides a global cloud infrastructure platform that simplifies the deployment of high-performance compute, storage, and bare metal solutions for developers and enterprises.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (operates under The Constant Company, LLC)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS / PaaS)
- **Target Customers**: Developers, SMBs, enterprise IT teams, AI innovators – serving customers in over 185 countries
- **Mission**: To empower developers and businesses by simplifying the deployment of infrastructure via an advanced, globally distributed cloud platform

## Products & Services
- **Cloud Compute**: Virtual machines (SSD VPS) with hourly billing, available in 32 global data center regions. Supports Linux, Windows, and BSD.
- **Optimized Cloud Compute**: Configurations with AMD EPYC CPUs for compute-intensive workloads.
- **Bare Metal**: Single-tenant dedicated servers, accelerated by NVIDIA GPUs and high-performance AMD/Intel CPUs.
- **Kubernetes Engine (VKE)**: Fully managed Kubernetes service for container orchestration.
- **Block & Object Storage**: Scalable, high-performance storage solutions.
- **Managed Databases**: Managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, and Valkey (Redis-compatible).
- **Vultr Marketplace**: One-click apps and partner integrations.
- **Vultr Agent**: AI-powered assistant and composable infrastructure tool.
- **Additional Services**: 1-Click Apps, ISO mounting, private networking, DDoS protection, and global load balancing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $3.5 billion (as of 2024-12, per financing round from LuminArx and AMD Ventures) [vultr.com](https://www.vultr.com/company/about-us/)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $145.5 million; total funding of $662 million (equity + debt) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: LuminArx Capital, AMD Ventures, Verizon, Dell Technologies. Debt financing of $329 million from six investors in June 2025. [vultr.com](https://www.vultr.com/company/about-us/)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 1.5 million+ customers served, 80 million instances deployed
  - 32 data center regions worldwide with continued expansion (e.g., Chicago, Tel Aviv, Warsaw)
  - Headcount grew 48.7% YoY to 243 employees (as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
  - Active job postings up 364% YoY (65 roles open) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
  - Won Dell Technologies Global Alliances AI Provider of the Year, Americas award
  - 2024 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing (cloud disruptor category)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global Footprint**: 32 data center regions across six continents, enabling low-latency local deployments.
- **No-Lock-in Pricing**: Hourly billing with no long-term contracts; full root/admin access on all instances.
- **Broad Compliance Portfolio**: SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, CSA STAR, ISO/IEC 27001/27017/27018/20000-1.
- **Ecosystem & Partnerships**: Vultr Cloud Alliance with Dell, AMD, Verizon, and others.
- **Developer Experience**: Powerful API v2, Terraform integration, one-click apps, and AI assistant.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & GPU Infrastructure**: Expanding Cloud GPU offerings for AI/ML workloads.
- **Kubernetes & Containerization**: Continued investment in Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE).
- **Regional Expansion**: Opening new data centers in underserved markets (e.g., Africa, Latin America).
- **Developer Experience**: Enhancing API, marketplace, and composable cloud tooling.
- **Enterprise Sales**: Growing channel partnerships and direct enterprise engagement.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Most roles are fully remote; headquarters in West Palm Beach, FL with local team collaboration. [vultr.com/careers](https://www.vultr.com/company/careers/)
- **Benefits**:
  - 100% employer-paid health insurance
  - 401(k) with up to 4% matching (immediate vesting)
  - Generous PTO with rollover, 11 holidays, birthday off, 1-month paid sabbatical every 5 years
  - 8 weeks paid parental leave
  - Up to $2,500/year continuing education + free Udemy Business access
  - Monthly internet and fitness reimbursement
  - Home office setup allowance
- **Culture & Growth**: Emphasis on passion, collaboration, and education. Regular virtual events, quarterly team lunches, spot bonuses, and the “High Flying Vultr” award.
- **Engineering Focus**: 31% of workforce in technical roles; opportunities to work on global-scale cloud infrastructure. Active hiring for software engineers, SREs, and data center technicians.

## Sources
1. [vultr.com – About Us](https://www.vultr.com/company/about-us/)
2. [vultr.com – Careers](https://www.vultr.com/company/careers/)
3. [vultr.com – Homepage](https://www.vultr.com/)
4. [linkedin.com – Vultr Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com – Vultr Open Positions](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vultr)

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