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Senior Security Engineer, Security Operations, Threat Detection 🔥


Are you interested in securing the home for all developers? GitHub is changing the way the world builds software, and we want you to help change the way we secure GitHub. We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer to evolve and advance the security posture of GitHub and its ecosystem. Threat Detection and Response are core functions of Security Operations at GitHub. To effectively protect our people, our customers, and our business, THOR must strategically hire individuals who can effectively identify and respond to threats across our platform and supporting systems. To date, we have primarily focused on hiring analysts and engineers with varied skill sets, able to perform security analysis, threat hunting, incident response, and tooling development at high levels. As a Senior Security Engineer, you will work alongside other members of Security, IT, and Engineering organizations to help drive technical direction for all things security. You will develop and mature a comprehensive security program, build software to manage security system’s sustainably, and foster effective, scalable process development. A successful applicant will have a desire to work in tandem with other security professionals to secure GitHubbers and GitHub systems in diverse environments at scale. Responsibilities: Designing and building systems to detect potential threats at scale Maintaining and maturing the services that support our threat detection pipeline Partnering with other security teams to identify, investigate, and mitigate threats Communicating persuasively with peers to inspire cooperation Working solo or collaboratively while delivering simultaneous projects on a deadline Developing, maturing, and documenting security policy and processes Participating in an on-call rotation Making well-reasoned decisions that inspire and energize others Minimum Qualifications: Experience with software development in Python Familiarity with data correlation and modern threat detection techniques Knowledge and understanding of security controls across all security domains Experience in taking pragmatic, risk-based approaches to decision making while applying practical security principles and practices Preferred Qualifications: Experience and/or expertise with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or a similar cloud provider Familiarity with building, maintaining, and orchestrating containerized services Passionate about mentoring and helping their peers grow Strong experience with production system monitoring & observability Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a strong sense of empathy  Passionate about healthy team culture and collaboration Location: In this role, you can work remotely from anywhere in the United Kingdom or onsite in GitHub’s Oxford office. #LI-Remote   Who We Are: GitHub is the developer company. We make it easier for developers to be developers: to work together, to solve challenging problems, and to create the world’s most important technologies. We foster a collaborative community that can come together—as individuals and in teams—to create the future of software and make a difference in the world. Leadership Principles: Customer Obsessed - Trust by Default - Ship to Learn - Own the Outcome - Growth Mindset - Global Product, Global Team - Anything is Possible - Practice Kindness Why You Should Join: At GitHub, we constantly strive to create an environment that allows our employees (Hubbers) to do the best work of their lives. We've designed one of the coolest workspaces in San Francisco (HQ), where many Hubbers work, snack, and create daily. The rest of our Hubbers work remotely around the globe. Check out an updated list of where we can hire here: https://github.com/about/careers/remote We are also committed to keeping Hubbers healthy, motivated, focused and creative. We've designed our top-notch benefits program with these goals in mind. In a nutshell, we've built a place where we truly love working, we think you will too. GitHub is made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles. We embrace diversity and invite applications from people of all walks of life. We don't discriminate against employees or applicants based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. Also, if you have a disability, please let us know if there's any way we can make the interview process better for you; we're happy to accommodate! Please note that benefits vary by country. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask your Talent Partner.

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