Staff Security Engineer, Fastly

Detection and Response

$167.8-209.7k

AWS
GCP
Python
Linux
Go
Ruby
Splunk
Rust
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Fastly

Edge cloud platform

Open for applications

Fastly

Edge cloud platform

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterpriseCyber SecurityCloud Computing

Open for applications

$167.8-209.7k

AWS
GCP
Python
Linux
Go
Ruby
Splunk
Rust
Senior and Expert level
Remote in US
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco Bay Area

1001+ employees

B2BSecurityEnterpriseCyber SecurityCloud Computing

Company mission

To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.

Role

Who you are

  • Expertise in utilizing Splunk to include investigating threats, developing metrics and dashboards, normalizing data feeds, and integrating with other tools
  • Strong understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and investigating advanced threats
  • Experience in implementing “Detection as Code”
  • Experience in securing, developing detections, and responding to incidents in one major public cloud infrastructure, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Experience in effectively leading large and complex security incidents from detection to remediation
  • Familiarity with modern security frameworks and best practices, such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework and NIST CSF
  • Proficiency in one or more general purpose programming languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, or Rust
  • Experience with Linux administration at scale, associated intrusion/manipulation techniques, and standard methodologies for system hardening and process isolation

Desirable

  • Built a Detection Engineering pipeline
  • Built and led threat hunts
  • Published research on detection engineering or threat intelligence
  • Developed automations to improve security operations
  • Familiarity with content delivery networks (CDN), edge cloud platforms, or other Fastly products and services

What the job involves

  • As a Staff Security Engineer on our Detection and Response team, you will help detect and respond to threats for one of the biggest online platforms in the world that handles massive amounts of traffic at very low latency
  • We are looking for a teammate with expertise in both security engineering and operations and that values the complement between the two
  • You will have the opportunity to build and integrate tooling and detections, as well as investigate threats and lead incidents
  • As part of the larger Security organization, we make risk-informed decisions and prioritize automations to help us scale
  • . As the lead engineer on our team, you will design, build, and mature our detection and response program, enabling rapid detection and effective response to threats against Fastly
  • You will lead large, complex, cross-team projects and mentor other security engineers on our growing team
  • Lead the design and implementation of a robust Detection Engineering program
  • Develop detections and other analytics to identify threats across cloud, corporate, and edge environments
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Security Architecture, Risk Management, Compliance, and other teams to prioritize detections and delivery of other security initiatives
  • Triage and investigate security threats and lead security incidents
  • Research, evaluate, implement, and maintain a variety of custom and commercial security tools, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), anti-phishing, and Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM)
  • Develop strategies, frameworks, designs, automations, metrics, and processes to support the maturity of the Detection and Response program
  • Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and other detection and response documentation
  • Conduct threat hunts to discover unknown malicious activity across our environment
  • Participate in our on-call rotations
  • Mentor other team members and contribute to larger Security initiatives

Otta's take

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Xav Kearney

CTO of Otta

Internet users around the world have come to expect personalized, real-time digital experiences, but delivering these quickly and securely, while maintaining quality, can be a difficult task for businesses.

Fastly enables the companies to deliver fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Its edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer to end-users — improving the user experience, putting the power back in developers’ hands, and enabling clients to focus on growing their businesses.

The company has helped several high-profile businesses, including Reddit, Pinterest, Stripe, Epic Games, and more. Its offering is well-regarded in the space, demonstrated by it being named a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Global CDN, as well as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023 report.

Insights

Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jan 2019

$40m

SERIES F

Jul 2018

$40m

SERIES F

Total funding: $259m

Company benefits

  • Competitive PTO Policies
  • Remote or Hybrid Work
  • Generous time off for parental leave
  • Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Mental health resources
  • 401(k)/retirement plans
  • Employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP)
  • Reimbursements for learning and development programs

Company values

  • We have a curious spirit
  • We focus on our customer
  • We are trustworthy
  • We act with passion
  • We operate with integrity
  • We are competitive
  • We embrace transparency
  • We are good people

Company HQ

China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Artur Bergman

(Chief Architect and Executive Chairperson)

Served as the company's CEO until changing roles in 2020. Previously served as CTO at Wikia, and was a Board Member at OpenID Foundation


People progressing

Joined as Sales Engineer (Media and Entertainment). Was promoted to Senior Sales Engineer (EMEA) after 2 years, then promoted again to Senior Principal Sales Engineer.

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