Security Engineer, Level 3
SNAP/SNAP
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Los Angeles • California • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $118,000 - $176,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Design, implement, and operate security controls that protect our corporate devices, applications, and infrastructure, including execution control, device trust, and network segmentation.
- Build and understand threat models which pose an imminent threat to our platform and business.
- Design, pilot, and implement logging and alerting systems to detect malicious activity on Snap Inc.'s endpoints, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP).
- Investigate events generated by the alerting pipeline, triage potential incidents, and drive response efforts.
- Build tools and devise automation strategies in Python and/or Go to improve Snap Inc.’s ability to hunt threats and respond to intrusions.
- Conduct security reviews for new features and technologies, including the secure enablement of AI tools and features.
- Partner with IT and other engineering teams to architect and manage identity and access management (IAM) and SSO integrations.
- Identify, analyze, fingerprint, and build threat intelligence on trends and developments in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
- 1+ years of post-Bachelor’s corporate or enterprise security experience or Master’s degree in a technical field
- Knowledge of operating system internals, with core competency in two or more of the following: macOS, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform.
- Proven experience in one or more security areas: digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host/network intrusion detection, threat intelligence, or endpoint security.
- Strong development skills in Python and/or Go.
- Ability to conduct design reviews and provide actionable mitigation guidance to reduce risk.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail and a record of collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.
Benefits
- Paid parental leave
- Comprehensive medical coverage
- Emotional and mental health support programs
- Compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonGodigital forensicsmalware analysisincident managementhost intrusion detectionnetwork intrusion detectionthreat intelligenceendpoint securityoperating system internals
Soft Skills
communication skillsattention to detailcollaborationdesign reviewsactionable mitigation guidance
Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Computer ScienceBachelor of Science in EngineeringBachelor of Science in Information SystemsMaster’s degree in a technical field