Software Engineer - Security
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Position: Software Engineer - Security
Location: Austin TX (Onsite only)
Duration: Long-term Contract
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Job Description:
Monitoring and Detection:
- Utilize advanced monitoring tools and techniques to detect suspicious activities anomalies or deviations from normal behavior within the organizations network and systems.
- Analyze data logs user activities and access patterns to identify potential insider threats unauthorized access or malicious behavior.
Investigation and Analysis:
- Conduct thorough investigations into suspected insider threats including gathering evidence conducting interviews and collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
- Perform in-depth analysis of security incidents to determine root causes motives and potential impact on the organizations operations and assets.
Threat Hunting:
- Experience performing threat hunting in a corporate environment.
- Experience working with large data sets and log analysis tools.
- Ability to apply Cyber Threat Intelligence through enrichment correlation and attribution.
Risk Assessment and Mitigation:
- Assess the severity and potential impact of insider threats on the organizations critical assets data and operations.
- Develop and implement proactive strategies policies and controls to mitigate insider threats and minimize security risks.
Reporting and Communication:
- Prepare detailed reports and presentations on insider threat incidents trends and mitigation strategies for executive management and relevant stakeholders.
- Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams including IT HR legal and compliance to ensure alignment and coordination in addressing insider threat concerns.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or related field is preferred. Candidates can outweigh this requirement by referencing their continuous learning and personal projects.
- Proficiency in security automation and scripting
- Candidate can demonstrate and provide real world scenarios where they have contributed to reducing MTTR
- Experience adhering to & enforcing legal hold as well as working with 3rd party public & private organizations.
- 5 years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on insider threat detection and analysis.
- Proficiency in security monitoring tools SIEM platforms and data analysis techniques.
- Strong understanding of insider threat indicators behavioral analytics and user activity monitoring.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments and influence stakeholders
Employment Type
Full-time
