Senior Security Operations Engineer

Boston, MA

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Wayfair Inc.

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Sr. Security Operations Engineer

Here at Wayfair, we operate a Security Operations team that is responsible for detecting and responding to information security incidents across Wayfair’s global network.

We thrive on finding innovative ways to detect security incidents by leveraging automation to respond faster, and improving our current tool kit to triage and recover more effectively. We’re looking for a well rounded Sr. Security Operations Engineer to join our growing team to help Wayfair tackle major security issues our organization faces every day! 

What You'll Do

  • Detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents across Wayfair's global network
  • Coordinate the recovery and remediation efforts with internal and external stakeholders
  • Maintain our security monitoring systems to ensure they are well tuned and functioning
  • Enhance our detection and response capabilities while creating efficient integrations between our internal tools
  • Write scripts in Python or Powershell to automate tasks and conduct incident responses
  • Use Google Cloud Platform to build scalable investigation tools
  • Write and refine playbooks, runbooks, alerts and documentation

What You'll Need

  • 5-7 years of Security Operations or Security Incident Response experience
  • SIEM & EDR experience, both building and tuning use cases and alerts
  • Experience in any scripting language such as Python, Go, Shell or PowerShell
  • Ability to effectively communicate technical issues with non-technical users pertaining to security concepts.
  • Experience in cloud security (GCP, AWS, Azure) a plus
  • Certifications in any of the following is preferred: GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GREM or OSCP
  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science, IT or a related field

About Us

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking. No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.



About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or genetic information.

Tags: Automation AWS Azure Cloud Computer Science EDR GCFA GCIA GCIH GCP GREM Incident response Monitoring OSCP PowerShell Python Scripting SIEM

Perks/benefits: Career development

Region: North America
Country: United States
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