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PayPal · 3 hours ago

Sr Insider Threat Engineer

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$124K/yr - $184K/yr

3+ years exp

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years. They are seeking a Senior Insider Threat Engineer to apply security best practices, drive insider threat initiatives, and collaborate with teams to enhance security measures.

E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Independently apply security best practices to enhance and optimize systems, ensuring robust protection and efficiency, while beginning to understand and align security solutions with business objectives

Partner with peers and internal teams to drive security initiatives, contribute to cross-functional projects, and at times co-lead efforts to strengthen security posture

Analyze and resolve security challenges by adapting standard processes and exploring alternative approaches to address complex threats

Influence the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the team through informed decision-making, with a potential impact on other teams

Collaborate with other engineers to gather and incorporate feedback, driving continuous improvements in security processes

Create capabilities for detecting irregular and/or abnormal internal activities

Provide mentoring and guidance on technical insider risk related matters, methodologies, and techniques both within the team and to external partners across the Enterprise

Act as subject matter expert (SME) spokesperson for all technical aspects of insider risk research and analysis

Recommend configuration changes to improve the performance, usability, and value of threat analysis tools

Experience briefing in large groups and including senior personnel

Identify current insider threat trends and assess program effectiveness based on those trends/risks

Partner with stakeholders across the enterprise to implement preventative controls wherever possible

Stay updated on industry trends, best practices, and our business strategy to enable the achievement of ITRM objectives

Qualification

Insider Threat AnalysisDetection & Response EngineeringSecurity Best PracticesSIEM ToolsSystems EngineeringTechnical Controls ImplementationProblem-SolvingCommunication SkillsCross-Functional Collaboration

Required

3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience in systems engineering, computer science, information systems, or other technical/behavioral degree related to the critical thinking disciplines of inspection, investigation, enforcement, and compliance

Knowledge of insider risk indicators, including writing detection rules in SIEM (or other related tools)

Ability to multi-task, manage, organize volume and variety of topics

Actively aware of the insider threat landscape, and understand the legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations of working with sensitive information and situations

Effective problem-solving abilities with key stakeholders and partners on control gaps

Comfortable working cross-functionally with infrastructure, IT, and response teams to design and implement technical controls

Discreet, thoughtful, and seek to coordinate systemic, cross functional solutions to mitigate risk

Ability to translate complex problems into readily implemented and preferably automated solutions

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Linking disparate information such that it can be aggregated, visualized, and interpreted for indications of threat (via query builds, table joins, etc.)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

3+ years of experience in Detection & Response Engineering or similar Security Engineering role

Preferred