Security Engineer

The Information Security Engineer is responsible for the implementation execution and maintenance of technology solutions to mitigate risk to protect the IT and Engineering environments by reducing the probability of and minimizing the effects of damage caused by malware malicious activities and security events.

The individual will help protect the company by deploying tuning and managing security tools across the computing environment as well as provide security incident response cycle support. They should have a passion and skills for identifying the latest cyber threats!

This role is fully on-site in our Hyderabad India office

What Youll Do

• Lead and participate in major day-to-day operational aspects of the security engineering team including improvement of current security controls while constantly identifying areas of needed improvement
• Deep hands-on security experience with cloud providers such as AWS GCP Azure
• Understanding of automated security testing approaches and tools
• Experience with proactive integration of security into the development process
• Lead continuous improvement efforts of out security tools and systems (focus on SIEM IDS EDR Tools)
• Work with our customers (Security Operations Incident Response and Product teams) to incorporate high quality security alerting into their operational workflows
• Improve overall security practitioner efficiency through process automation
• Foster and promote collaboration among all members of the IT Infrastructure and Risk Management Departments.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines tools (i.e. Jenkins Teamcity CircleCI etc..)
• Responsible for advanced hunting for Cybersecurity threats/vulnerabilities and assisting with their remediation maintaining/operating the portfolio of security tools creating/maintaining run books and performing troubleshooting.
• Lead the technical evaluation of new security technologies that address both current and future needs based on emerging threats and industry trends.
• Work with internal and external audit teams as appropriate for independent security SOX and SOC audits
• Collect data for metrics and generate reports; assist the Information Security Director in developing policies and procedures for logging monitoring response and escalations

What You Have

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum 4 years of cybersecurity experience
• Must have previous experience performing threat hunting and incident response duties using SIEM tools cybersecurity management consoles and ticketing systems
• Experience in deployment development and maintenance of SIEM
• Experience writing and using Ansible server administration scripts and create simple Python BASH or Powershell scripts to automate cybersecurity functions
• Scripting experience to automate security operations alerting and compliance checks CI/CD design deployment and management
• Experience with managing endpoint response and detection infrastructure and endpoints at the enterprise level including performing upgrades to the back end application and deploying new agent versions to endpoints
• Understanding the investigative process and performing triage for cybersecurity incidents
• Experience maintaining industry leading security technologies or infrastructure systems in complex technical IT operations environment
• Must be diligent and organized with ability to handle competing demands while meeting deadlines
• Experience in authentication protocols and frameworks to include OAuth and AWS IAM
• Proactive and motivated; great teammate with a positive can-do attitude
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and cross-functional knowledge across multiple IT operational and security disciplines
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff
• Must possess a high degree of integrity be trustworthy and have the ability to lead and inspire change

Bonus Points

• SANS ISACA ISC2 Security and cloud certifications (CISSP eJPT OSCP CySA GCIA Sec CEH CCSP AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform)
• Experience using programming/scripting languages (Python Powershell BASH)
• At least 1 years of experience in a large enterprise SOC environment preferably in a consultant type role
• Any advanced white red purple or blue team experience involving directed missions custom tool creation operations evaluation and thinking like the attacker
• Experience writing software in one or more languages such as Java Python Go JavaScript or C

Perks and Benefits

At Yext we take pride in our diverse workforce and prioritize creating an engaged and connected working environment. Our ambitious mission is to transform the enterprise with AI search and we know that to achieve that we need a global team of innovators visionary thought leaders and enthusiastic collaborators passionate about making a meaningful impact in the world and contributing to an extraordinary culture.

We believe that people do their best when they feel their best and to feel their best they must be well-informed fuelled and rested. To ensure our employees are at their best we offer a wide range of benefits and perks including:

• Performance-Based Compensation: We offer an attractive bonus structure and stock options for eligible positions.
• Comprehensive Leave Package: Our leave package includes Paid Time Off (PTO) Parental Leave Sick Leave Casual Leave Bereavement Leave National Holidays and Floating Holidays to ensure a healthy work-life balance.
• Health & Wellness Offerings: We provide medical insurance with 7L coverage including enhanced parental and outpatient department (OPD) coverage for you your spouse two dependent children and two parents (as applicable and subject to eligibility requirements).
• Relocation Benefits: We offer relocation assistance and an allowance to eligible candidates to help ease your transition.
• World-Class Office & Building Amenities: Our office has a top-notch infrastructure including gaming rooms a plush pantry and breakout areas.

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Yext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company perform at the highest possible level and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation and better serve its customers.

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