Security Operations Engineer Salary in Winston Salem, NC

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How much does a Security Operations Engineer make in Winston Salem, NC? The average Security Operations Engineer salary in Winston Salem, NC is $71,618 as of April 24, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $66,596 and $78,772. 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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Principal DevOps Engineer

Obsidian Security - Palo Alto , CA

Obsidian Security was founded in 2017 to solve the unaddressed blindspot of SaaS Security. SaaS ... s/SRE team to automate the processes and setup monitoring for the critical systems. * Work with ...

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Lead DevOps Engineer (Kubernetes Engineer)

TekWissen LLC - Bellevue , WA

Conduct code reviews, security assessments, and continuous improvement of our Kubernetes practices ... s Engineer). * Prior experience working with government contracts and understanding federal ...

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Onsite // Azure DevOps Engineer (Top Secret)

Talent Groups - Redmond , WA

Federal Security clearances (Secret, Top Secret) candidates who has clearances active or those ... s Engineer with a strong background in Git, Azure DevOps, and incident/release management. The ...

LinkedIn - 4 days ago

DevOps Engineer

Vasion - Saint George , UT

... s Engineer that exemplifies our core values and wants to be part of our growing team. We are ... Security and Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to implement best practices for securing ...

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DevOps Engineer

Tech Mahindra - Santa Clara , CA

... s Engineer Location : Santa Clara, CA (mandatory to be in office at least 4 days/week - no ... Implement security measures and best practices to protect APIs and servers from unauthorized access ...

LinkedIn - 9 days ago

DevOps Engineer

CuraPatient Inc. - Irvine , CA

In our small team, you will work alongside our Senior DevOps Engineer and our Engineering team to ensure the reliability, usability, and security of our cloud infrastructures. You'll also be ...

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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 Winston Salem, NC

Average Base Salary

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66596

78772

71618

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

68162

81307

73565

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 Winston Salem, NC. The base salary for Security Operations Engineer ranges from $66,596 to $78,772 with the average base salary of $71,618. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $68,162 to $81,307 with the average total cash compensation of $73,565.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,618	$66,596 - $78,772
Bonus	$1,947	$1,566 - $2,535
Total Pay	$73,565	$68,162 - $81,307

* 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 Winston Salem, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC
CITY, STATE Greensboro, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,779 - $80,172	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC
CITY, STATE High Point, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,184 - $80,651	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC
CITY, STATE Salisbury, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,305 - $79,611	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,482 - $79,819	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC
CITY, STATE Kannapolis, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,140 - $79,415	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC
CITY, STATE Concord, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,996 - $80,428	COMPARE TO Winston Salem, NC

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About Winston Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in and the county seat of Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. With a 2019 estimated population of 251,907 it is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the fifth most populous city in North Carolina, and the eighty-ninth most populous city in the United States. With a metropolitan population of 676,673 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina and is expected to keep that fourth spot for many more years. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly the Wachovia Bui...

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