Tactical Security Engineer Job Description

Tactical Security Engineer Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Tactical Security Engineer to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Recommend and drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency;
  • Work closely with Research, Engineering, Technical Account Managers and other teams cross-functionally within the company;
  • Develop technical solutions and tools to help automate repeatable tasks;
  • Work first hand with Shape Security customers to handle escalations and recommend strategies for on-going threats to improve security posture;
  • Assist, mentor and train analysts regarding detecting, monitoring and escalating security incidents;
  • Responsible for the real-time mitigation and analysis of threats on Shape Security customer applications and platforms.

Requirements:

  • In-depth understanding of latest security principles and protocols;
  • Information Security background;
  • Proficient in querying and scripting to perform data analysis of large and complex data sets (SQL, Python, ElasticSearch);
  • Web related technologies (web applications, web servers) and network/web protocols;
  • Knowledge of security systems and infrastructure including WAF, DNS, CDN, NAT;
  • 5+ years’ experience;
  • Web, system and network security (Best practices and tools).