Security Engineer, Detection & Response

Remote - Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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Bitstamp is the original Cryptocurrency Exchange.

Since 2011 when we started in a garage with just two laptops and some big ideas, we have been at the forefront of the crypto industry, driving innovation and ensuring that above all else we are human in our approach, trusted by our customers and, with an unwavering belief in blockchain technology, providing secure and innovative access to crypto to all corners of the world.

Our success has been always about the amazing ideas, talent and passion of our people and the disruption we have created together on our crazy crypto journey. We are growing faster than ever, creating opportunities where we find the best people and always looking for the next bunch of crypto-curious thinkers and individuals who want to make the next difference.

As Security Engineer, Detection & Response, you will join the Security Operations Team. You will be tasked with handling imminent security threats to Bitstamp, as well as introducing forward-looking prevention and detection mechanisms. You will help other teams coordinate incident response, provide guidance in moments of uncertainty, and perform technical deep dives to understand the root cause of security events. Moreover, you will be responsible for the creation of threat and security anomaly detection mechanisms, and their corresponding alert logic across a number of data sources.

What you'll do

  • Detect and respond to basic security incidents across the organisation.
  • Contribute to the automation of security response.
  • Identify new data sources, and implement pipelines for their ingestion into our SIEM.
  • Contribute to the creation and tuning of detection rules.
  • Support cross-functional teams to reconstruct relevant events, and mitigate/eradicate threats.
  • Monitor and analyse emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits.
  • Work with other Security and Engineering teams on the implementation of new security monitoring measures.
  • Participate in the Security Engineer On-Call rotation.

On day one you'll bring

  • 1 year experience working in Incident Response, System Operations, or Site Reliability teams.
  • Basic development or scripting experience in Python, Ruby, and/or bash.
  • Experience using log analysis platforms.
  • Familiarity with cloud providers (preferably AWS).
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English) with an ability to articulate complex topics in a clear and concise manner.
  • Engineering mindset with willingness to automate.
  • Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive.
  • Capability to make concrete progress in the face of ambiguity and imperfect knowledge.

We'll love it even more if you have

  • Experience with corporate and endpoint security systems – EDR, SSO, etc.
  • Experience with SIEM solutions.
  • Experience with DFIR tools, practices and processes.

You will fit right in at Bitstamp if you are

  • Courageous - speak up even if it seems impossible
  • Resilient - show adaptability, be a pro-juggler and have the ability to move fast
  • A Fast learner - you've learnt how to jump in and swim

Logistics

  • Hybrid or 100% remote working/full time in either Germany, Slovenia, Croatia or Serbia.

The benefits of Life at Bitstamp

  • A truly flexible working environment and an ability to work where you are most productive. Sometimes at work, sometimes at home, sometimes on the move.
  • Access to great technology.
  • Generous home office allowances on joining to help set up your home space.
  • Long term employment, training and development opportunities, great company culture.
  • Competitive benefit programs developing for each market.
  • Industry mentors, and opportunities to develop and learn from others.
  • Internal Gaming Tournaments and regular collaboration events.
  • Bitstamp Cares 💚. The communities which are important to our people are important to us, and we are active in our support and celebrations.
  • A VERY pet friendly office culture. We love animals (actually are kind of crazy for them) and celebrate the love and companionship they share with us. Please bring them with you to work (seriously).
  • Delicious breakfast, fresh fruit, snacks, cofee, tea, full fridge of beverages and ice cream in collaboration hubs.

Our Story

Bitstampers are truly passionate about bringing cryptocurrency to the mainstream and championing independent investing with life changing potential.

We are proud to be leading the way in creating access to this next generation of finance and have become the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange by driving innovation and ensuring that we are, above all else, human in our approach, trusted by our customers and, with an unwavering belief in blockchain technology, always strive to provide secure and innovative crypto access to all corners of the world.

This doesn’t happen by chance, and we believe our success has come from our belief in the power of being different and finding people who want to explore together, create together and support each other’s growth.

We have already achieved so much, and have our sights set firmly on our future. Come join in our revolution and be part of the Bitstamp story.

* Salary range is an estimate based on our InfoSec / Cybersecurity Salary Index 💰

Tags: Automation AWS Bash Blockchain Cloud Crypto EDR Endpoint security Exploits Finance Incident response Log analysis Monitoring Python Ruby Scripting SIEM SSO Vulnerabilities

Perks/benefits: Flex hours Home office stipend Pet friendly Snacks / Drinks Team events

Regions: Remote/Anywhere Europe
Countries: Germany United States
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