Security Operations Engineer

About the Position

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and technically curious individual—with an IT operations focus—to join Jane Street’s IT Security team, and contribute to securing our firm's IT computing platforms and identities. This will involve technical hands-on work, creative problem-solving, and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploying, documenting, and implementing security controls at scale
• Acting as a key component to our Vulnerability Management program to ensure we’re detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities
• Providing guidance and support to the broader IT department and IT Operations team as security incidents arise
• Developing both technical and non-technical solutions in collaboration with engineering teams to address security concerns
• Contributing to the development of our team’s operational playbooks and procedures
• Translating complex technical issues for various audiences while maintaining a high level of technical accuracy

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience as a security or operations engineer, with a technical background rooted in Windows
• Proven ability to maintain, support, and administer Windows, macOS, and hybrid identity platforms
• Demonstrated knowledge of typical attack patterns, adversary methods, and protective technologies utilized to mitigate related risks
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills, familiarity with trending and log analysis, and hands-on experience using system performance tools to identify production disruptions
• Experience deploying and implementing Endpoint Security controls in highly available environments (e.g., application control, log aggregation, host-based firewalls, EDR, disk encryption)
• Ability to use PowerShell scripting at an intermediate level to automate security tasks and analyze data
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and changing priorities with confidence
• Collaborative, approachable, and eager to be a team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a code-driven or declarative environment
• Hands-on experience with security incident response
• Knowledge of macOS security fundamentals