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Security Engineer, Threat Detection & Response

Security EngineerSecurity EngineerFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 5,001-10,000Since 2007H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

30 days ago

Salary

$162K - $186K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

Bachelor Degree2 yrs expEnglishAWSEC2ElasticSearchPandasPythonSQL

Job Description

Security Engineer, Threat Detection & Response

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• Perform investigations of security incidents using your knowledge of digital forensics and data analytics. • Use your coding, data analytics and investigation skills to hunt, detect and respond to threats. • Build automation and detection models to support identification of anomalous activity and response activities to mitigate threats at scale. • Hunt for threats in our corporate and production environments to proactively identify anomalous activity. • Work side by side with our engineering teams to build advanced detection solutions to help keep systems and information safe, and partner closely with partner teams to carry out complex investigations. • Identify gaps in our infrastructure, and work with business partners to gain visibility through logging and detection. • Collaborate well with cross-functional partner teams, such as Legal, Privacy, and Engineering for efficient, large-scale response.

Job Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on in-depth knowledge and technical experience in security operations including investigations, incident response, incident management, digital forensics, threat intelligence, threat hunting, and/or detection engineering.
  • Proficiency in Python or other scripting language. We also use SQL and Pandas frequently.
  • Familiarity with Elasticsearch is preferred.
  • Self-motivated and creative problem-solver able to work independently with minimal guidance.
  • Ability to lead people in complex, ambiguous situations through influence and not authority.
  • Ability to work calmly and collaboratively in critical high-stress situations with expediency.
  • Outstanding organizational, prioritization, and multitasking skills.
  • Knowledge and familiarity of the Cyber Kill Chain Framework and MITRE ATT&CK Framework and how these apply to the threat landscape.
  • Experience automating security detection and response.
  • Experience in AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS) preferred.
  • We are not focused on specific tools but we often use Python, AWS, SQL, and more.

Benefits

  • This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

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