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The Senior Security Operations Engineer joins the Quantum Security & IT Operations team to protect a globally distributed research community and its intellectual property. This role focuses on advancing security through automation, AI-assisted investigations, and detection engineering while supporting network, infrastructure, and physical security services. Day-to-day responsibilities include implementing AI-enabled SOC automation, developing security tooling and data integrations, tuning detections to reduce false positives, and participating in incident response. The candidate will utilize technologies such as Microsoft Sentinel (KQL), PowerShell, Python, Logic Apps, C++, C#, or Scala to build workflow orchestrations and signal enrichment tools. Key technical competencies include enterprise networking knowledge of DNS, TCP/IP, and firewalls, alongside experience with SIEM platforms. The role addresses the specific challenge of protecting strategic research programs from sustained external targeting within a complex environment involving export control regulations.