Sr. Engineer - Threat Detection (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Sr. Engineer - Threat Detection (Cybersecurity): Safeguarding cloud environments through innovative detection and response capabilities, staying ahead of the threat landscape with an accent on developing, implementing, and optimizing detections tailored to cloud runtime environments and rapid response to malicious campaigns. Focus on conducting proactive threat hunting, tracking and presenting findings, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive cloud detections.

Location: Hybrid (in office 2-3x a week) in Austin, TX, USA

Salary: $0 - $0 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in cybersecurity, protecting organizations with its advanced AI-native platform, processing almost 3 trillion events per day.

What you will do

• Stay abreast of the latest threat landscape and cloud security trends, continuously updating detection strategies.
• Rapidly respond to potential malicious campaigns or extensive exploitation of cloud runtime resources post vulnerabilities disclosure.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting exercises to identify potential security gaps and emerging threats within cloud environments.
• Track and present threat detection findings, including recommended strategies or product improvements.
• Develop, implement, and optimize detections tailored to cloud runtime environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (OverWatch, engineering, product management, detection engineering, threat intelligence).
• Write and publish blog posts regularly and represent the company by speaking at industry conferences.

Requirements

• Good understanding of Linux-based systems.
• Experience in container/container orchestrator based intrusion analysis, detection development, or malware analysis.
• Comfortable assessing cyber threat intelligence, open source intelligence, or partner reporting.
• Keen interest in the security research field (following subject matter expert blogs, building up static and dynamic analysis environments).
• Knowledge of programming and scripting languages, particularly Python or Bash.
• Experience with large scale data analysis.
• Capable of communicating information to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Good problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Nice to have

• Understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, Saas).
• Extensive experience in securing services operating on public cloud services (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Good understanding of managed Kubernetes services (AKS, EKS, GKS).
• Contributions to the open source community (GitHub, Stack Overflow, blogging).
• Published research papers at conferences or through other mediums.

Culture & Benefits

• Market leader in compensation and equity awards.
• Comprehensive physical and mental wellness programs.
• Competitive vacation and holidays for recharge.
• Paid parental and adoption leaves.
• Professional development opportunities for all employees.
• Employee Networks, geographic neighborhood groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Vibrant office culture with world class amenities.
• Great Place to Work Certified™ across the globe.