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Senior Security Incident Response Engineer
California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$178K/yr - $267K/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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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
Block
Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) (formerly Square, Inc.) is a technology company with a focus on financial services.
10,001+ employees
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