IT Security Specialist
New York City, United States
Applications have closed
Jane Street
Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider with a unique focus on technology and collaborative problem solving.About the Position
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and technically curious individual with an IT operations focus to join Jane Street’s IT Security team. Our team is dedicated to securing the firm’s IT computing platforms, which you will contribute to through a combination of technical hands-on work, cross-team collaboration, and creative problem solving.
Additional responsibilities of this role will include:
- Deploying, documenting, and implementing security controls at scale
- Acting as a key component to our Vulnerability Management program to ensure we’re detecting and mitigating vulnerabilities
- Providing guidance and support to the broader IT department and IT Operations team as security incidents arise
- Developing both technical and non-technical solutions in collaboration with engineering teams to address security concerns.
- Contributing to the development of our team’s operational playbooks and procedures
We’re looking for someone who loves working with people, enjoys triaging complex problems, and is able to delegate and escalate tasks effectively. This role is anything but siloed; we’ll rely on you to be the main liaison between the IT Security team and other internal technology groups to distill and communicate pertinent information. While we’re open to individuals from a range of backgrounds, someone who’s worked in a code-driven environment and has hands-on experience with security incident response is preferred.
About You
- 3-5 years of experience as a Security or Operations Engineer, with a technical background rooted in Windows
- Experience maintaining, supporting, and administering Windows and macOS platforms
- Understanding of common attacks carried out on a Windows platform as well as protection technologies designed to reduce associated risk(s)
- Strong troubleshooting skills, familiarity with trending and log analysis, and hands-on experience using system performance tools to identify production disruptions
- Hands-on experience deploying and implementing Endpoint Security controls at scale (AntiMalware, EDR, Application Control, Log Aggregation, Host-Based Firewalls, etc)
- Exposure interacting with a Windows command line environment (Powershell); scripting experience is a plus
- Knowledge of macOS security fundamentals is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; explains processes clearly to colleagues across the firm
- Comfortable working in an environment with shifting priorities
- Collaborative and approachable; eager to be a team player
- Fluency in English required
* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰
Tags: EDR Endpoint security Firewalls Incident response Log analysis MacOS PowerShell Scripting Vulnerabilities Vulnerability management Windows
More jobs like this
Explore more InfoSec / Cybersecurity career opportunities
Find even more open roles in Ethical Hacking, Pen Testing, Security Engineering, Threat Research, Vulnerability Management, Cryptography, Digital Forensics and Cyber Security in general - ordered by popularity of job title or skills, toolset and products used - below.
- Open Staff Security Engineer jobs
- Open Information Security Specialist jobs
- Open Senior Security Analyst jobs
- Open Security Operations Engineer jobs
- Open Cyber Security Architect jobs
- Open Senior Cyber Security Engineer jobs
- Open Product Security Engineer jobs
- Open Senior Information Security Analyst jobs
- Open Cyber Security Specialist jobs
- Open Consultant infrastructure sécurité H/F jobs
- Open Cybersecurity Analyst jobs
- Open Principal Security Engineer jobs
- Open Cybersecurity Consultant jobs
- Open Senior Information Security Engineer jobs
- Open Consultant SOC / CERT H/F jobs
- Open Cybersecurity Specialist jobs
- Open IT Security Analyst jobs
- Open Chief Information Security Officer jobs
- Open Security Researcher jobs
- Open Security Specialist jobs
- Open Senior Penetration Tester jobs
- Open Senior Security Architect jobs
- Open Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) jobs
- Open Senior Cyber Security Specialist jobs
- Open Information System Security Officer (ISSO) jobs
- Open Agile-related jobs
- Open ISO 27001-related jobs
- Open Application security-related jobs
- Open Windows-related jobs
- Open Network security-related jobs
- Open Pentesting-related jobs
- Open CISM-related jobs
- Open Vulnerability management-related jobs
- Open GCP-related jobs
- Open Analytics-related jobs
- Open SaaS-related jobs
- Open IAM-related jobs
- Open Threat intelligence-related jobs
- Open CISA-related jobs
- Open Security assessment-related jobs
- Open DevOps-related jobs
- Open Java-related jobs
- Open Kubernetes-related jobs
- Open EDR-related jobs
- Open Security Clearance-related jobs
- Open Malware-related jobs
- Open IDS-related jobs
- Open CEH-related jobs
- Open APIs-related jobs
- Open CI/CD-related jobs