Security Operations Engineer

FanDuel • New York City, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

THE POSITION Our roster has an opening with your name on it As a valued member of the Security Operations Center (SOC) team, the Security Engineer will be responsible for early and accurate detection, response and containment of threats directed against the environment. This role requires advanced skills in intrusion detection and threat hunting to identify credible risks/adversaries to proprietary and sensitive data before a potential breach. Collaboration with other security engineers, developers, vendors and business units to constantly improve the overall security posture will be the key to success at FanDuel Group. We’re looking for a team player with highly technical analytical skills. In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

Requirements

• Empathetic contributor who has experience operating effectively across teams and disciplines in highly ambiguous and rapidly changing environments and have successfully executed on ambitious projects
• Proficient experience working in cybersecurity operations and incident response, to include utilizing Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms, Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), and Vulnerability Management and Threat Intelligence applications.
• Experience working with large, complex networks and systems
• Proficient understanding and applicability of MITRE ATT&CK framework (or other industry related frameworks)
• Programming/scripting experience (bash, python, PowerShell)
• Knowledge of log ingestion pipelines, log parsing, grok patterns and regular expressions
• Capable of writing detections using YAML and JSON styled languages
• Ability to write and automate security incident playbooks
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written to help articulate and lead Incident response processes; ability to write about technical subjects to a wide audience for reporting on security incidents in regulated industries
• At least one of the following certifications with combined experience: CISSP, CEH, GCIH, GCFA, Security+, OSCP
• Security experience with cloud native company expanding across multiple environments from, nix/Windows operating systems, cloud resources (e.g. AWS, GCP, O365), and customer-facing web applications
• Deep knowledge of attacker methodologies and techniques and corresponding incident response methodologies to detect and protect.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred
• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Security, Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze network, server, endpoint, database, and application activities for indicators of compromise, minimizing false positives.
• Automate alert collection, prioritization, tasks and processes, periodic audits, and controls.
• Lead incident response efforts, conducting thorough remediation and root cause analysis.
• Enhance security posture for large-scale customer-facing hybrid cloud environment and internal workplace, leveraging MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques assessment.
• Drive growth and maturity of threat hunting program to proactively identify and mitigate security threats.
• Contribute to security process enhancement and documentation, staying abreast of cybersecurity developments to brief SOC director effectively.
• Evaluate and conduct proof-of-concepts for innovative technologies, collaborating with security engineers on implementation.
• Foster cross-departmental integration to establish strong business relationships, mentor business units in cybersecurity guidelines and best practices while promoting knowledge sharing and maintaining high customer service levels.

Benefits

• We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics.
• We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
• We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits , pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards .
• Benefits differ across location, role, and level.
• This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits.
• This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation.
• This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
• FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees