Security Engineer (Detection and Response)

Join Figure, a leading company in the fintech industry, as a Security Engineer focused on detection and response. In this role, you will design, implement, and manage detection and response tooling and processes, develop automation strategies, and participate in team operations. You should have a strong background in security monitoring, threat hunting, and software engineering, as well as experience with cloud environments and operating system internals.

• Design, pilot, and implement central logging and alerting systems to detect malicious activity on Figure's infrastructure.
• 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.

• Experience several of the following detection and response areas: digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host/network intrusion detection, threat intelligence
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field
• Work record of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a company
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail
• Strong software engineering (beyond scripting or automation) skills in C/C++, Rust, Golang, Python or similar
• Practical experience in a BeyondCorp model
• Solid knowledge of operating system internals (Linux, Windows, macOS), and experience with detection in Cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS)
• 6+ years of experience in the field of security monitoring or related security role
• Demonstrated knowledge in threat hunting and developing logic to automate threat detection and incident response