Principal Data Science Security Engineer

UKGSan Francisco, CA, United States

30+ days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

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Company Overview

With 80,000 customers across 150 countries, UKG is the largest U.S.-based private software company in the world. And we’re only getting started. Ready to bring your bold ideas and collaborative mindset to an organization that still has so much more to build and achieve? Read on.

Company Overview

At UKG, you get more than just a job. You get to work with purpose. Our team of U Krewers are on a mission to inspire every organization to become a great place to work through our award-winning HR technology built for all.

Here, we know that you’re more than your work. That’s why our benefits help you thrive personally and professionally, from wellness programs and tuition reimbursement to U Choose — a customizable expense reimbursement program that can be used for more than 200+ needs that best suit you and your family, from student loan repayment, to childcare, to pet insurance. Our inclusive culture, active and engaged employee resource groups, and caring leaders value every voice and support you in doing the best work of your career. If you’re passionate about our purpose — people —then we can’t wait to support whatever gives you purpose. We’re united by purpose, inspired by you.

As a Principal Detection Engineer, you will be part of UKG's Global Security Detection Engineering team. This global team is responsible for detecting and responding to sophisticated cyber threats and attacks. In your role you will leverage a variety of tools and resources to proactively detect, investigate, and respond to emerging and / or persistent threats impacting UKG and / or its customers.

Responsibilities

You will be providing hands-on solutions, customization and tuning, automation, and use case development for the SIEM, SOAR, and other stakeholder requirements for threat informed defense strategies
You will support leading production level projects to completion as a contributor and a collaborator between multiple stakeholder teams including the Security Operations Center (SOC), Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, and Incident Response
You will be working on a globally distributed team and expected to create and present strategies, technical plans, and architecture to audiences of technical and executive leadership levels when asked.
You will also maintain existing internal code, use cases, and further extend SIEM and SOAR integrations aligned to the Detection Engineering program efforts
You will design and engineer Security Operations focused integrations and automations including diagrams, documentation, and threat modeling of what is built
You will support the Director of Detection Engineering in directly enhancing the strategic capabilities of the program through complex technical projects

Basic Qualifications

Hands on keyboard skills in developing and tuning foundational models, deploying and managing RAG pipelines

Data science foundations which include : data preparation, statistical analysis, and applied scripting or integration in at last one major programming language

8+ years of security and hands on technical automation experience, with 5 or more of those years focused on creating use cases and detection focused automation

The ability to lead complex projects, other team members, and support building strategic and technical initiatives

5-7 years of operational experience working directly with or in security operational teams including : SOC, Threat Intelligence , and Incident Response

Deep understanding of SOC, SIEM, and other engineering best practices, limitations, and ways of extending or customizing threat detection automation related use cases

Demonstratable hands-on skills in a major scripting / programming language or a search query language for use in security operations and threat detection

Splunk Cloud ES and Splunk SOAR (Phantom) Experience highly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with a major public cloud service provider (CSP) preferred

Where we’re going

UKG is on the cusp of something truly special. Worldwide, we already hold the #1 market share position for workforce management and the #2 position for human capital management. Tens of millions of frontline workers start and end their days with our software, with billions of shifts managed annually through UKG solutions today. Yet it’s our AI-powered product portfolio designed to support customers of all sizes, industries, and geographies that will propel us into an even brighter tomorrow!

Equal Opportunity Employer

UKG is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, disability, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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Disability Accommodation in the Application and Interview Process

For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the application and interview process, please email UKGCareers@ukg.com .

The pay range for this position is $159,900.00- $229,800.00, however, base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive and a long-term incentive as part of total compensation. Information about UKG’s comprehensive benefits can be reviewed on our careers site at https : / / www.ukg.com / careers

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Computer Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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