SmartNews
JapanSecurity Engineer
Responsibilities
- Execute proactive threat modeling and implement measures to strengthen the preventative controls of our cloud infrastructure
- Create techniques and tools for the automated detection of malicious activities
- Coordinate our response procedures during active security incidents
- Empower engineers by conducting regular security incident response trainings creating an environment of security awareness
- Support a shift left on security by implementing modern security best practices into our self-service toolings
- Evaluate and utilize modern cloud security offerings to provide a cost effective security stance
Minimum Requirement
- Strong familiarity with the most common web application security risks as listed by the CWE Top 25 and OWASP Top 10
- Experience in addressing vulnerabilities in Linux/Unix operating systems and the TCP/IP network stack
- Ability to perform root cause analysis on past security incidents to recommend improvements
- Skills in at least one programming or scripting language, such as Go, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Ruby
- Practical knowledge of fundamental AWS services
- Business level communication in English
Preferred Requirement
- Competencies in privacy regulation frameworks, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Strong knowledge of the AWS suite of security-related services with a certification as an AWS Security Specialist
- Experience with the operation of cloud-based infrastructure and API security using services such as AWS EC2 security groups, AWS Web Application Firewall, or AWS Shield
- Past work experience with cloud-based security services like AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, Amazon Inspector, Amazon Detective, or AWS Config
- Skills in infrastructure-as-code technologies, such as Terraform or CloudFormation
Benefits and Perks
- SmartKitchen - Healthy lunch on a daily basis for free (Tokyo Office)
- ChikyuCoffee - Delicious coffee provided by our Barista every day (Tokyo Office)
- Foreign language development support
- Various social insurance benefits included