Senior Security Operations Engineer II

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact 

As a Senior Operations Engineer II, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our infrastructure. You'll solve complex technical problems, improve our systems through mindful automation, and work closely with cross-functional teams to support our services as they scale. Your work will have a direct impact on uptime, efficiency, and the overall developer experience—contributing to our mission to deliver high-quality mission critical systems at speed.

What You’ll Do 

Location: Work from home as much as you want, live nearby any of our awesome US R&D Hubs (Seattle, Scottsdale, Atlanta, or Boston) so you can easily collab in-person when it’s helpful and be an active part of our vibrant Axon culture.

Reports to: Manager, InfoSec Engineering

Direct Reports: None

• Improving CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast and reliable code delivery.
• Writing, reviewing, and deploying infrastructure-as-code to support scalable deployments.
• Monitoring system performance and proactively addressing issues before they impact users.
• Responding to operational incidents, identifying root causes, and implementing long-term fixes.
• Collaborating with developers to develop new features, services, and infrastructure requirements.
• Enhancing logging, metrics, and monitoring to improve system observability.
• Reviewing system alerts and tuning thresholds to reduce noise and increase actionable signals.
• Developing and updating runbooks, documentation, or internal tooling to support operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain reliable, scalable infrastructure that supports our core services.
• Troubleshoot and address complex operational and system-level issues across environments.
• Enhance deployment workflows and pipelines to streamline development and reduce downtime.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of robust security architecture and infrastructure, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and compliance standards.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, incident response, and postmortem processes with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with SRE, and Engineers in other Pillars to ensure infrastructure meets the needs of fast-moving development cycles.
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code and automation efforts to improve consistency and reduce manual operations.
• Stay current with industry trends and evaluate new tools to improve system performance and operational efficiency.
• Document systems, processes, and best practices for internal knowledge sharing.

What You Bring

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in a security operations or incident response role. 
• Previous engineering experience building solutions to solve complex security problems.
• Substantial experience with building and implementing detection rules, use cases, and automation workflows. 
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages such as Python, Powershell, or similar.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong proficiency with security technologies, including SIEM, EDS/IPS, firewalls, endpoint protection, threat intelligence platforms and automation technologies. 
• Previous experience working at a SaaS company utilizing AWS or Azure.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

The Pay: Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 126,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 201,600 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.

Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.