Security Operations Engineer (Threat Detection & Penetration Testing)

You will be leveraging your security operations experience to analyze and respond to security notifications, events, and inquiries. You will be performing initial triage of potential security incidents through log and data analysis to determine whether or not activity is a substantiated or valid threat, assessing severity and potential impact, taking pre-approved remediation measures to contain a threat, and escalating findings to investigators for further review and analysis. You will use your knowledge of cyber threats and the results of your analysis to coordinate with partner teams to improve threat detection through tuning and creation of new use cases, to improve capabilities through enriching existing data and creation of new data feeds, and to improve triage accuracy, consistency and timeliness through automation. This role plays a critical part in threat detection and response, ultimately reducing the likelihood of security breaches and protecting sensitive company information.

• Analyze and investigate activity on company devices that could represent a security threat
• Work cross-functionally with the Security teams to develop solutions for analyzing security events at scale and protecting Bask networks, systems, and data
• Interpret disparate data sources to report on trends and support investigative requests
• Collect requirements for enhancements to detection models and response systems
• Leverage existing systems and data to perform analyses and promote process improvements
• Provide actionable insights to help identify, prevent, detect, and respond to anomalous or potentially malicious user activity
• Collaborate effectively with teammates, lead projects, mentor others, and develop and champion quality operational standards across the team
• Provide expert technical guidance on threat detection and penetration testing methodologies.
• Drive the organizational security vision by prioritizing and overseeing the execution of projects aligned with our security roadmap.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with security engineering teams to enhance detection systems, implement countermeasures, and ensure comprehensive protection of Stripe's networks, systems, and data.
• Develop, document, and implement strategies, playbooks, and capabilities to advance our threat detection and penetration testing functions.
• Continuously improve security processes by integrating feedback from penetration tests and threat detection activities into our security architecture.
• Coach and mentor individual contributors, championing a culture of learning and excellence within the team.
• Oversee  employee onboarding and offboarding  — creating and deactivating accounts, managing permissions, and ensuring smooth transitions.
• Maintain and improve  SSO / identity management  across platforms (Okta, Google SSO, etc.).
• Enforce  IT security standards : MFA, password policies, VPNs, credential rotation, and endpoint protection.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in information technology or cyber security roles including security operations / incident response
• 2+ years experience analyzing large data sets to solve problems and / or manage projects related to security event triage and / or workplace investigations
• B.S. or M.S. in Cyber Security and Information Assurance, Data Analytics, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of SQL
• Experience managing  Google Workspace ,  SSO , and  IAM  systems.
• Basic knowledge of scripting or programming in Python and Kali Linux
• Advanced Javascript knowledge (2+ years)
• Working knowledge of   AWS Lambda, EventBridge, DynamoDB, and SQS
• Proven experience with log querying and analysis (e.g. first or third party applications, system / data access, event logs), digital forensics, or incident response using one or more industry standard SIEM Platforms (Splunk, Sentinel, Chronicle, Elastic, etc.)
• Proficiency using analytical methods to inform detection systems or guide strategic response
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and written / verbal communication skills
• Ability to think creatively and holistically about identifying and reducing risk in a complex environment
• High level of judgment, objectivity, and discretion

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience working with high volume data in a security operations environment
• Experience with data processing and analysis tools (e.g. Jupyter Notebooks, Databricks)
• An adversarial mindset, understanding the goals, behaviors, and TTPs of threat actors
• Ability to leverage threat intelligence and / or hunting concepts in an enterprise environment
• Experience in one or more of the following areas : user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA), SOAR / security automation, security information event management (SIEM), data loss prevention (DLP), Information Security, or Data Privacy
• One or more security certifications through a recognized industry provider : GIAC, ISACA, ISC2, OffSec, CompTIA, etc.