Security Operations Engineer

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Job description

Introduction

NYDIG is a leading technology and financial services firm accelerating the Bitcoin future. We believe that Bitcoin is not just a new asset class but a potentially powerful force for good. NYDIG's focus is two-fold. First, we aim to provide the best investor solution platform with the most sophisticated suite of products to corporations, asset managers, institutions, and other sophisticated investors. Second, we aim to democratize access by providing a technology platform capable of powering embedded bitcoin products and services for any financial institution. Our team is a group of proven innovators with deep domain expertise across finance and technology. We look for optimistic, passionate, low-ego, excellence-driven people who want to work together on creating impactful solutions. This is a rare opportunity to join a rapidly growing firm innovating in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Description

As a member of the security operations team, you'll be trusted to protect NYDIG's corporate and production infrastructure. The Security Operations Engineer will work with the 24x7 Security Operations Center (SOC) and all Security Operation Engineers, ensuring that activities of the SOC are performed in accordance with policy, standards and security best practices. You will have high visibility and direct responsibility for the effective and efficient operations of the Security Operations Center including report generation, incident monitoring/response and communications..

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and analyzing cloud infrastructure, user and customer activity, with added emphasis on security functions, like identifying account takeover, defending against phishing email attacks, responding to endpoint compromises and launching forensic investigations into potential security incidents
• Tap into "security instincts" to root out attacks before they can lead to compromises within the organization
• Collaborate with various teams such as Helpdesk, Infrastructure and DevOps to implement and maintain security monitoring and alerting within NYDIG's IT and product infrastructure
• Help to perform vulnerability scans of endpoints and provide remediation guidance to Infrastructure and Helpdesk as needed
• Customize the SIEM with reports and dashboards as well as pulling in new data sources as they become available, in addition to creating custom IOCs specific to NYDIG's unique business and infrastructure

Requirements

• 5+ years of related technical experience in Cybersecurity Operations
• 5+ years of experience with working with SIEMs for detection and alerting
• Experience with handling Cybersecurity Incidents, preferably within zero trust cloud environments
• Experience with endpoint security tools such as Cloudstrike Falcon and VMWare Carbon Black
• Experience threat hunting as an individual or as part of a hunt team
• Knowledge of common threat intelligence feeds
• Ability to develop code for task automation in a modern language such as Go, Python, PowerShell, Bash or Rust
• Fast learner who not only has deep technical skills, but also is passionate about security and are constantly researching to stay ahead of the newest threats
• Analytical mind that loves to problem solve
• Knows how to collaborate and be a great teammate

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package
• Generous benefits package including
• Unlimited PTO
• Exceptional benefits package with:
• $1/month premiums for you and your family
• HSA plan option with employer funding
• Dedicated benefit concierge
• Free One Medical membership
• Flexible unmetered Parental Leave policy
• 401k program with company match
• Employer sponsorship for personal/professional development programs (the sky's the limit!)