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Sr. Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response

Russell, Tobin & AssociatesSan Francisco, CA🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

Advance your career as a Sr. Security Engineer in a fully remote role with a competitive hourly rate of $115-$137, where you'll develop cutting-edge detection strategies and directly impact the security of a leading online travel marketplace. This position is ideal for experienced security professionals passionate about threat hunting and building innovative solutions to protect against insider threats. You'll thrive by leveraging your Python and SQL skills to create anomaly-detection models and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance security posture.

Quick overview

Salary$115 - $137/hr
SeniorityMid Senior
Work modeRemote
LocationSan Francisco, CA, United States
SQLAWSPython

Job description

Our client, a leading online travel and hospitality marketplace, is looking to hire a Senior Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response, in a 100% remote role (United States).

Pay Rate Range: $115–$137/hr, depending on experience

Responsibilities:

  • Write detections for data abuse and data exfiltration at scale
  • Build anomaly-detection models and automation to identify unusual user behavior and support response to insider threats
  • Hunt for insider threats across corporate and production environments
  • Identify gaps in logging and visibility, and partner with teams across the business to close them
  • Partner with HR and Legal on sensitive, complex investigations
  • Provide expertise and support during insider threat incidents
  • Help design countermeasures to reduce insider risk, and contribute to security awareness messaging and training
  • Participate in the team’s 24/7 on-call rotation for threat detection and incident response

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on security operations experience, including detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics and/or threat intelligence
  • Experience with anomaly or behavior-based detection
  • Programming fundamentals in Python and working knowledge of SQL
  • Solid understanding of networking and security fundamentals
  • Experience with insider threat technologies such as DLP and UEBA
  • Understanding of how insider threat and incident response work together, including coordinating response to insider incidents
  • Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK and Cyber Kill Chain frameworks
  • Experience automating security detection and response
  • Experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS) preferred
  • Knowledge of insider threats in consumer-facing (B2C) companies is a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience
  • Candidates will complete a proctored technical assessment as part of the interview process

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