Security Engineer - Incident Response

Squarespace is looking for a Security Engineer with a focus on Investigations and Incident Response to join a dedicated team responsible for monitoring and responding to attacks on our platform. You'll partner with teams across the organization as you investigate security events specific to our platform and corporate environment.

This is a hybrid role working from our Dublin office 3 days per week and you will report to the Detection and Response Manager.

You’ll Get To…

You will investigate security events through our SIEM and SOAR technology

Design alerts to monitor both our customer and corporate environments for anomalous behavior

Share insights gleaned from SOAR case work with relevant security team members in order to drive more security feature implementation to the product or corporate environment

You will respond to ongoing incidents, investigate historical compromises, and provide adept analysis and findings

Establish strategies for threat detection, alerting, and response

You will initiate reactive threat hunting engagements by performing endpoint, network, application, and log analysis

Establish processes and build 'playbooks' of operational response to security events and/or incidents

Familiarity with Threat Intelligence and keeping up-to-date on modern threats and InfoSec news

Build and support security-focused tools and services

Provide Mentorship and technical expertise to junior team members to assist their technical development

Who We’re Looking For

5+ years experience in the security industry

Certifications (preferred not required): OSCP, OSCE, OSWP

Experience working with SIEM and SOAR technologies

Knowledgeable of cloud & container security, and infrastructure as code

Working understanding of malware analysis, reverse engineering, and host-based and memory forensics

Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (preference to Python, Go, JavaScript, or Bash) is a plus

Knowledge of network and web related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP/HTTPS) and how to keep them secure

Familiarity with red & purple team exercises, adversary resilience, and cyber deception

Experience working with cloud technologies (eg. Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, etc.) and Networking and Web Application security

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance with 100% covered premiums for you, your spouse or partner and your dependent children including medical, dental, and vision

Life and Income Protection

Fertility and adoption benefits

Headspace mindfulness app subscription

Global Employee Assistance Program

Pension benefits with employer match

Flexible paid time off

26 weeks paid maternity leave & 12 weeks paid paternity leave

2 weeks paid family care leave

Annual Tax-Free Stipend

Education reimbursement

Employee donation match to community organizations

7 Global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)

Free lunch and snacks

Close proximity to cultural landmarks such as Dublin Castle and St. Patrick's Cathedral

Cash Compensation Range: €70,000 - €107,800 EUR

The base salary for this position will vary based on job-related criteria including relevant skills, experience, and location, among other factors.

In addition to the cash compensation above (which includes base salary and, where applicable for eligible roles, may include overtime pay), Squarespace employees are eligible to be granted an option to purchase our common stock.

About Squarespace

Squarespace is a design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online. We empower millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories with all the tools they need to create an online presence, build an audience, monetize, and scale their business. Our suite of products range from websites, domains, ecommerce, and marketing tools, as well as tools for scheduling with Acuity and creating and managing social media presence with Bio Sites and Unfold. Our team of more than 1,700 is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and Aveiro, Portugal. For more information about our company, visit https://www.squarespace.com/about/careers .

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Today, more than a million people around the globe use Squarespace to share different perspectives and experiences with the world. Not only do we embrace and celebrate the diversity of our customer base, but we also strive for the same in our employees. At Squarespace, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or parental status, disability, veteran status, or other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

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