Advanced Defensive Security Expert

Job Opportunity:

 We are seeking an exceptional Senior Security Engineer to bolster our defensive security capabilities at a leading organization. This is a full-time, permanent role that requires strong technical knowledge and deep experience in security logging and monitoring, vulnerability assessment, risk-based analysis, and vulnerability mitigation.

• At least 5 years of multifaceted defensive and offensive security experience in an enterprise Saas-based company.
• Strong technical knowledge and deep experience in security logging and monitoring, vulnerability assessment, risk-based analysis, and vulnerability mitigation.
• A skilled security expert who can implement tools and processes to incorporate threat intelligence from the ground up and automate threat-hunting.
• Operational experience with AWS security solutions (e.g. Inspector, Guarduty, Detective, Security Hub, Advanced Shield).
• Hands-on experience designing and deploying security controls across all security domains, such as access management, data protection, vulnerability management, incident response and management, application security, network security, preventive, detective, and offensive security solutions.
• Capable of leveraging programming and/or scripting languages to solve practical day-to-day security challenges (Python, Go, Ruby).
• Strong understanding of encryption technologies (e.g., TLS, HMAC, RSA, AES, PKI).
• Experience conducting or managing incident response for organizations, and investigating targeted threats.
• Experience and knowledge of common penetration testing techniques, application security vulnerabilities, OWASP Top 10, SANS 25, CWE, etc.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• Information security professional certifications are a plus (CLSSP, CISSP, CISA, GSSP, GSEC, etc.).
• Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment and comfortable with ambiguity.

Responsibilities:

• Bolster and develop our defensive security capabilities, identifying advanced threats to the platform, developing and implementing countermeasures.
• Responding to incidents and conducting investigations as events happen through analyzing logs and various other sources (ex: AWS Guardduty, SecurityHub, Detective, etc.).
• Engineer and automate custom detection and response capabilities to combat malicious and/or unwanted behaviors within the environment.
• Stay up to date with Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) that may apply and define and implement mitigation techniques to improve our overall risk posture.
• Conduct in-depth vulnerability assessments and security auditing of assets.
• Develop and improve processes for incident detection and the execution of countermeasures.
• Contribute to the creation and upkeep of run books to handle security incidents.
• Administer security configuration for threat management platforms for large-scale environments, including security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) and security information and event management (SIEM) tools.
• Provide guidance on security architecture for threat detection and response systems used as a part of the overall security operations.
• Consult with our security compliance team during security audits to demonstrate our technical security capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Management and Development team members to enhance our Security program.
• Take part in the Security Operations on-call rotation, including leading all incident response efforts and documentation during your rotation.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge security technologies.
• Chance to contribute to the development of our Security program.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

Others:

• Must be able to pass a background check.
• Work location will be primarily based in Ireland.
• Travel to client sites may be required.