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Original Job Post

Afterpay · 3 days ago

Senior Security Incident Response Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$198K/yr - $297K/yr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead the response to critical security and privacy incidents, threats, and vulnerabilities, coordinating cross-functional teams to resolution.

Demonstrate strong composure (Incident Command) while managing incidents with a balance of urgency, intensity, and focus.

Actively monitor, analyze, and correlate activities, evaluate security events, conduct research, and provide in-depth incident analysis.

Improve and automate internal capabilities for identifying, investigating, and responding to security events.

Contribute to the creation and refinement of incident response runbooks.

Lead and participate in incident response tabletop exercises to validate processes, document lessons learned, and enhance procedures.

Develop and adjust automations, scripts, and security tool configurations to drive efficiencies and enhance investigations.

Hunt for malicious activity and provide feedback to the threat intelligence and signal development teams.

Communicate incident details clearly and concisely to key stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, in written and verbal forms.

Create After Action Review (AAR) reports and lead AAR discussions.

Participate in an on-call rotation.

Qualification

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Incident ResponseForensics ToolsAWSGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxMacOSWindowsMalware AnalysisMemory ForensicsNetwork Traffic AnalysisMITRE ATT&CK FrameworkSecurity Incident DetectionPrivacy RegulationsData Protection LawsSecurity InvestigationsGDPRSECFDICEU ReportingAU ReportingGeographically Dispersed TeamProblem-SolvingEmpathyPatienceDesire to LearnCommitment to GrowthCommunication SkillsTeamworkScripting RubyScripting Python

Required

6+ years of experience with incident response and forensics tools.

Strong security knowledge in at least one of the following domains: AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Linux, macOS, or Windows.

3-5 years of experience with malware analysis, host/network-based forensics, memory forensics, and/or network traffic analysis.

Proficiency in using the MITRE ATT&CK framework to enhance security incident detection and response.

Proficient with leading security investigations with privacy implications (e.g. GDPR, SEC, FDIC, EU or AU reporting) or other strict data protection laws.

Empathy, patience, a desire to learn, and a commitment to helping your teammates grow.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively convey technical concepts.

Ability to operate both independently and as part of a geographically dispersed team.

Preferred

Scripting experience (e.g., Ruby, Python, shell scripting) preferred.

Experience with open-source forensics tools like OSQuery or YARA.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage (Medical, Vision and Dental insurance)

Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account

Retirement Plans including company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance

Paid parental and caregiving leave

Paid time off (including 12 paid holidays)

Paid sick leave (1 hour per 26 hours worked (max 80 hours per calendar year to the extent legally permissible) for non-exempt employees and covered by our Flexible Time Off policy for exempt employees)

Learning and Development resources

Paid Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits

Company

Afterpay

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Afterpay allows shoppers to receive products immediately and pay in four simple installments over a short period of time.

Founded in 2014

Melbourne, Victoria, AUS

501-1,000 employees

https://www.afterpay.com

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