Security Engineer, Detection and Response
Figure, San Jose, CA +1
- Pay
- $150K–$300K / year
- Work type
- Not stated
- Level
- Not stated
- Area
- Security engineering
- Posted
- 29 days ago
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About the role
Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.
We are looking for a Security Engineer to join the Security & Privacy team at Figure, focusing on designing, implementing, and managing the detection and response tooling and processes.
Responsibilities:
- Design, pilot, and implement central logging and alerting systems to detect malicious activity on Figure's infrastructure, including endpoints, networks, labs, and cloud environments.
- Develop tools and automation strategies to improve Figure’s ability to hunt threats and respond to incidents.
- Participate in team operations, such as investigating events generated by the alerting pipeline and triage potential incidents, and drive response efforts in case of an active incident.
- Identify, analyze, and build threat intelligence on relevant trends in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for sophisticated threat actors spanning APTs and cybercrime.
Requirements:
- Experience several of the following detection and response areas: digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host/network intrusion detection, threat intelligence.
- Demonstrated knowledge in threat hunting and developing logic to automate threat detection and incident response.
- Work record of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a company.
- Practical experience in a BeyondCorp model.
- Strong software engineering (beyond scripting or automation) skills in C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python or similar.
- Solid knowledge of operating system internals (Linux, Windows, macOS), and experience with detection in Cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS).
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field.
- 6+ years of experience in the field of security monitoring or related security role.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 - $300,000 per year.
The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.
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Listed on Figure's Greenhouse job board; checked 2 h ago. First seen by us 2 days ago. Being listed doesn't mean the team is actively interviewing. We found this board in a public directory and haven't yet confirmed it against the company's own careers page.