Security Operations Engineer Salary in Richmond, VA

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How much does a Security Operations Engineer make in Richmond, VA? The average Security Operations Engineer salary in Richmond, VA is $74,394 as of May 28, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $69,177 and $81,825. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Security Operations Engineer - New York City - On-Site - Excellent Salary + Extremely Competitive...

Orbis Group - New York , NY

Security Operations Engineer - New York City - On-Site - Excellent Salary + Extremely Competitive Package (including commuting costs covered and free breakfast and lunch) This Asset Management firm ...

LinkedIn - 56 days ago

Senior DevOps Engineer - Security

Bitcoin Devs Company - Los Angeles , CA

... s Engineer will architect, build, and maintain stable and efficient cloud infrastructure through ... You have experience supporting Kubernetes environments in AWS with high uptime, security, and ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 9 days ago

DevOps Engineer - Mid

Cogility - Irvine , CA

... s Engineer to join our team at our Irvine, CA office. In this role, you will collaborate to design ... Networking (Security, Firewalls, Routing) * Version control (GitHub) * Eligibility for a TS/SCI ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 2 days ago

DevOps Engineer

EVONA - Irvine , CA

... ) Engineer Location: Irvine, California (Hybrid Working) Salary: $120,000 - $135,000 per annum Job ... Understand security concepts such as networking, user authentication/authorization, firewalls, and ...

LinkedIn - 2 days ago

Platform Reliability & DevOps Engineer

The Forward Thinking Company - San Luis Obispo , CA

... and security of the production environment. • Develop and maintain monitoring, alerting, and ... s Engineer Responsibilities: • Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment ...

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Azure DevOps Engineer - Olympia, WA (Onsite) - No C2C Only W2

Mastech Digital - Olympia , WA

... Perform security assessments of applications and infrastructure. REQUIREMENTS: * Minimum of 7+ years of IT experience with at least 3 years of experience as an Azure DevOps Engineer Azure ...

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What does a Security Operations Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a Security Operations Engineer

Monitors various Internet and open source information feeds for emerging vulnerabilities and threat actors, determining their applicability to the operating environment and issuing technical advisories appropriately.

November 02, 2022

Actively protects the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of customer, employee, and business information.

December 26, 2022

Develop and maintain security policy and procedures, perform incident response and business continuity testing, work with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and assist with security audits as needed.

January 07, 2023

Demonstrates in-depth analytical skills, including the ability to consolidate broad data sets from multiple sources, both internal and external, to identify patterns and/or risk factors.

January 20, 2023

Hands on experience with firewall administration, Palo Alto/Panorama preferred, including firewall ACL's, DNS block lists and IPSec/SSL VPN (Palo Global Connect preferred).

February 21, 2023

Assists in the review, development, testing and implementation of security plans, products and control techniques.

March 25, 2023

Understanding of networking fundamentals, including Internet protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, IPSEC, SNMP), the OSI stack model, L2, L3 and L7 protocol specifics and raw packet analysis.

March 25, 2023

Manages multiple linked databases to include security, data safety and integrity, disaster recovery, and development of bulk data import/export procedures.

March 27, 2023

Creates, scripts, and maintains mission critical correlation searches and alerts leveraging diverse log sources and types including and not limited to AWS, CASB, Firewall, HIPS, IPS, DLP, Proxy, DNS.

May 05, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Security Operations Engineer in Richmond, VA

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69177

81825

74394

Average Total Cash Compensation

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84460

76416

What is the average salary for Security Operations Engineer in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Security Operations Engineer in Richmond, VA. The base salary for Security Operations Engineer ranges from $69,177 to $81,825 with the average base salary of $74,394. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $70,805 to $84,460 with the average total cash compensation of $76,416.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,394	$69,177 - $81,825
Bonus	$2,022	$1,628 - $2,635
Total Pay	$76,416	$70,805 - $84,460

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Security Operations Engineer Salary Near Richmond, VA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Petersburg, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,813 - $83,759	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Virginia State University, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,813 - $83,759	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Newport News, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,315 - $79,622	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Hampton, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,315 - $79,622	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Suffolk, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,906 - $79,139	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Portsmouth, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,945 - $79,184	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA

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About Richmond, Virginia

Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2016, the population was estimated to be 223,170, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state. Richmond is located at the fall line of the James R...

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