Quora · 3 days ago
Security Engineer
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deploy applications to monitor cloud Infrastructure security and detect intrusions
Deploy open-source tools or develop in-house solutions for OS hardening, access logging & analysis
Build features or tools to ensure strong security in Quora product
Provide security guidance to engineering teams and work with the product engineer on securing customer data in compliance with regulations such as GDPR and CCPA
Drive the definition and implementation of security policies and monitor in conformance to the policies
Conduct initial incident triage; determine scope, urgency, and potential impact of security incidents; lead and coordinate the incident response process
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Required
Ability to be available for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's 'coordination hours' (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Security
2+ years of experience in Infrastructure and Information Security
2+ years working on AWS running multiple production workloads
Knowledge of AWS security best practices and security controls using AWS services such as IAM, Cloudtrail, CloudWatch, etc.
Attention to details and good communication and collaboration skills, be self-motivated and have a strong sense of ownership of tasks
Preferred
Experience with applications for access logging, centralized logging, and monitoring/alerting of security log events such as ELK, Splunk, SumoLogic
Experience with system administration, 2FA, SSO, and OS hardening techniques for Linux environments
Experience in bash and Python, container technology such as docker and Kubernetes
Working knowledge of incident response, threat modeling, and mitigation
Strong understanding of common internet protocols such as HTTP, DNS, SMTP, etc
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision coverage
Equity refreshers
Remote work reimbursement
Paid time off
Employee assistance programs
Company
Quora
Quora is a question-and-answer platform that allows users to ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics.
Funding
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2024-01-10Series Unknown· $75M
2017-04-21Series D· $85M
2014-04-09Series C· $80M
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