What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Security Engineer position at X?
Are you prepared to join the X team and help build the ultimate real-time information-sharing app, revolutionizing how people connect? At X, we’re on a mission to become the trusted global digital public square, committed to protecting freedom of speech and building the future unlimited interactivity. Our goal is to empower every user to freely create and share ideas, fostering open public discourse without barriers. Join us in shaping this thrilling journey where your contribution will be invaluable to our success!Sr. Security Engineer - Detection & ResponseLocation : Palo Alto, Seattle & NYC Salary Range : $154,000 USD - $226,000 USD_Who We AreX serves our community of users and customers by working tirelessly to preserve free expression and choice, create limitless interactivity, and create a marketplace that enables the economic success of all its participants.What You'll DoYou will be responsible for maintaining day-to-day security threat management. You will investigate and handle security incidents, collaborate with partner teams on known or suspected security threats. You will support threat intelligence, threat hunting, intrusion detection, and incident response efforts that adhere to, and push forward, best practices.As a Security Engineer, you will : Drive processes and procedures to improve the quality and effectiveness of the teamDrive the remediation of security incidents and update stakeholdersDevelop custom detections and optimize existing detectionsResearch and analyze patterns in security events across X’s global infrastructureIdentify, design, and lead threat hunting missions to quantify and reduce threatsManage and support log collection, security scanning, intrusion detection, and other security-related systemsDevelop automations to reduce false positives, handle events, and expedite incident responseAnalyze the security posture of systems via testing and vulnerability impact analysisParticipate in a 24 / 7 on-call rotation performing security incident responseWho You AreYou are passionate about security and building a secure environment for the people using X everydayYou are quick to ask for help, and for clarification when you do not understand a taskYou make time-critical decisions based on data and analysisYou have an investigative mindset and do not leave questions unansweredYou question all requirementsRequirementsB.S. in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent security experienceKnowledge of networking and macOS, Windows or Linux operating systemsKnowledge of cloud security fundamentals and practices (vendor agnostic)Experience with EDR, vulnerability scanners, SIEMs, MDM, and other common security toolsPractical knowledge of SQL and Python, experience with other languages are a plusKnowledge of current TTPs utilized by threat actorsPassion for malware analysis, forensics or penetration testingSummaryLocation : New York City, NY; Palo Alto, CA; San Jose, CA; Seattle, WAType : Full time
Salary : $154,000 - $226,000
