Description:

Snyk is seeking a Senior Security Engineer with expertise in threat detection, security incident response, and detection engineering.
The role involves building and shaping the technical capabilities and overall infosec program within Snyk’s Enterprise Security team.
Responsibilities include collaborating with security architecture, IT, engineering, and infrastructure teams to drive remediation efforts.
The engineer will develop signatures to detect both observed and new threats in a cloud-first environment.
The position requires delivering detection and response capabilities across corporate and cloud assets.
Analyzing logs and forensic artifacts from various sources (host, network, memory) is a key task.
The engineer will define data requirements and specifications for log ingestion for the SIEM.
Collaboration with teams across the company on projects aimed at improving the overall security posture is essential.

Requirements:

Candidates must have theoretical and practical knowledge of threat hunting in a cloud environment.
Excellent technical cybersecurity and engineering/development skills are required, including experience with REST APIs to integrate disparate security technologies.
Experience in responding to, leading, and remediating security incidents is necessary.
A strong understanding of cloud computing platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is essential.
Knowledge of host-based analysis on Mac OS and Linux operating systems is required.
Experience in use case development/content development within a SIEM is necessary.
Candidates should have experience evaluating and deploying cybersecurity solutions in a public cloud environment (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
Information security certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, GREM, or GCIA are preferred.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Bash, Python, and Go is required.
Familiarity with data analysis and data science techniques for threat detection is a plus.
A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or Information Technology is required.

Snyk offers flexible working hours, work-from-home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self-development.
Employees receive generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers.
Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and an annual wellness allowance are provided.
Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs are included, along with mobile phone and education allowances.