IT Security Engineer

Job Req ID: 26771

About Supermicro:

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Summary:

Supermicro Computer, Inc. is looking for a motivated and skilled IT Security Engineer to join our awesome team. If you're a mid-level security professional, this could be a great fit for you! You'll be important in helping us improve keeping our digital assets safe and making sure our information systems are protected. Your job will involve identifying vulnerabilities, recommending potential security measures, and responding to any security issues that pop up. This is a fantastic chance to work with the latest tech and team up with different departments to strengthen our cybersecurity. If you're passionate about IT security and want to make a difference in a forward-thinking IT Security organization, we’d love for you to apply and be a vital part of our mission to keep our digital environment safe.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess threats to the digital systems.
• To determine what occurred, investigate suspected vulnerable or compromised assets and services, and analyze log data and other artifacts.
• Identify potential issues with detection (e.g., false positives, noise). Analyze potential or actual intrusions identified as a result of monitoring activities. Create detections based on available data (e.g., Indicators of Compromise [IOC] and Tools Tactics Procedures [TTP]).
• Plan and execute proactive adversary hunt for malicious activity using myriad log sources, network- and host-based tools, and threat intelligence to identify the threat actors and their tools and techniques.
• Analyze key metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) and other data sources (e.g., bugs, unhealthy data pipeline), identify trends in security issues, and escalate appropriately. Recommend improvements and/or metrics to address gaps in measurement.
• Proactively identify and investigate potential issues in controls (e.g., network, identity, etc.). Leverage expertise and team members to address and drive down issues accordingly. Identify and/or recognize patterns and recommend potential mitigation strategies. Identify and raise opportunities for automation to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Create automation as appropriate to drive greater efficiency with high value.
• Embody continuous improvement Identify opportunities for improving security processes and technologies. Propose and implement enhancements to strengthen the organization's overall security framework.

Qualifications:

• 3+ year(s) of experience in security engineering, specifically in systems, in developing and supporting complex security solutions. IT Security and Operations software preferred. Large-scale computing, modeling, cyber security, anomaly detection, Security Operations Center (SOC) detection, threat analytics, security incident and event management (SIEM), information technology (IT), and operations incident response.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or Music.

Preferred/Additional Qualifications:

1. 3+ years of experience with big data and SIEM solutions such as ArcSight, Splunk, ElasticSearch, Logstash, Log Analytics, EDR & MDR.
2. Knowledge of standard security, encryption, protocols such as encryption, PKI, modern authentication, and cloud app authorization architectures and protocols such as SAML or OAuth.
3. Practical OS (Operating Systems) security/internals knowledge for Linux and/or Windows.
4. Exposure to security related subjects and trends such as digital forensics, reverse engineering, penetration testing, and malware analysis.
5. Demonstrated ability to understand and communicate technical details with varying levels of management.
6. Compliance Knowledge: Understanding of relevant laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and experience ensuring compliance within an organization.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $100,000 

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.