Security Engineer

We are looking for a focused Security Engineer who can take on a role in responding to security issues in the cloud world.

The right candidate must thrive in high-pressure situations, think like both an attacker and defender, and drive relevant teams to take the right actions in the right timeframes to mitigate risks. We are looking for an individual who can balance technical risks against business risks and consistently drive for the right results. They must have the passion for engineering novel solutions to complex security challenges, and recognise and fill gaps in capabilities. The ability to quickly design and build internal-facing tools that enable scaled programmatic automation is a plus.

The successful candidate will have a good mix of deep technical knowledge and a demonstrated background in information security. We value broad and deep technical knowledge, specifically in the fields of cryptography, network security, software security, malware analysis, forensics, security operations, incident response, and emergent security intelligence.

An ideal candidate should be able to accomplish most of the following:

• Confidently and intelligently respond to security incidents, and proactively consider how to prevent the same type of incidents from occurring in the future.
• Evaluate the impact to the organisation of current security trends, advisories, publications, and academic research. Coordinate responses as necessary across affected teams to do the right thing for our customers and our organisation.
• Design and coordinate cohesive responses to security events that involve multiple teams across the organisation.
• Build security utilities and tools for internal use that enable you and your fellow Security Engineers to operate at high speed and wide scale.
• Ability to communicate effectively at multiple levels of sensitivity, and multiple audiences.
• Recognise, adopt and instil the best practices in security engineering fields throughout the organization: development, cryptography, network security, security operations, incident response, security intelligence.
• Provide subject matter expertise on architecture, authentication and system security.
• Fulfill regular on-call responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 4+ years’ equivalent technology experience.
• 4+ years of demonstrated Information Technology experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security.
• 3+ years experience on a Security Operations team or Support team with a focus on Security, especially experience coordinating responses to security issues.
• Proficiency in at least one high-level coding language.

PREFERRED:

• 5+ years or more of demonstrated experience with a focus in areas such as systems, network, and/or application security.
• Experience with virtualization technologies.
• Extensive knowledge of Internet security issues, cloud architectures, and threat landscape.
• Relevant industry certifications from SANS, ISC2, Offensive Security etc.
• Strong demonstrated knowledge of web protocols, common attacks, and an in-depth knowledge of Linux/Unix tools and architecture.
• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks and projects in a dynamic environment.
• Maturity, judgment, negotiation/influence skills, analytical skills, and leadership skills.
• Effective written and oral communication with multiple levels of leadership involving both business and technical sides of the business.