Security Operations Engineer

<h3>About the Position</h3> <p>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&#39;s IT computing platforms and identities. This will involve technical hands-on work, creative problem-solving, and collaboration across teams.</p> <p>Additional responsibilities of this role will include:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Deploying, documenting, and implementing security controls at scale</li> <li>Acting as a key component to our Vulnerability Management program to ensure we’re detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities</li> <li>Providing guidance and support to the broader IT department and IT Operations team as security incidents arise</li> <li>Developing both technical and non-technical solutions in collaboration with engineering teams to address security concerns</li> <li>Contributing to the development of our team’s operational playbooks and procedures</li> </ul> <p>We’re looking for someone who loves collaborating alongside others, enjoys triaging complex problems, and is able to delegate and escalate tasks effectively. This role is anything but siloed—you will be a key communicator, translating complex technical issues for various audiences while maintaining a high level of technical accuracy.&nbsp;</p> <p>While we’re open to individuals from a range of backgrounds, someone who’s worked in a code-driven or declarative environment and has hands-on experience with security incident response is preferred.&nbsp;</p> <h3>About You</h3> <ul> <li>Have 5-7 years of experience as a security or operations engineer, with a technical background rooted in Windows</li> <li>Can maintain, support, and administer Windows, macOS, and hybrid identity platforms</li> <li>Have demonstrated knowledge of typical attack patterns, adversary methods, and protective technologies utilized to mitigate related risks</li> <li>Strong troubleshooter and debugger; familiar with trending and log analysis, and have hands-on experience using system performance tools to identify production disruptions&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Can deploy and implement Endpoint Security controls in highly available environments (e.g., application control, log aggregation, host-based firewalls, EDR, disk encryption)</li> <li>Can use PowerShell scripting to automate security tasks and to analyze data at an intermediate level</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communicator</li> <li>Able to navigate ambiguity and changing priorities with confidence</li> <li>Collaborative and approachable; eager to be a team player</li> <li>Having knowledge of macOS security fundamentals is a plus</li> </ul> <p><em>If you&#39;re a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to [email protected].</em></p>