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This role focuses on protecting the systems where scraping, malicious bot activity, DDoS attacks, and application-layer threats occur.\n\nWorking closely with DevOps, the engineer supports bot management by analyzing how automated threats operate and translating that knowledge into effective detections, controls, and automated response measures.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nLead detection and incident response for web and edge threats across Pangea properties, from triage through resolution and post-incident analysis.\n\nOwn bot and scraper defense: analyze automated attack campaigns, tune bot management policies, and continuously counter evasion techniques as adversaries adapt.\n\nTune and operate CDN/edge protections in response to evolving attack patterns and automate recurring responses via edge-compute and orchestration.\n\nDevelop, deploy, and continuously refine SIEM detection rules, alerts, and response playbooks for web and cloud-native threats.\n\nOwn container security monitoring and response and integrate CI/CD and Kubernetes telemetry into detection pipelines.\n\nBuild and maintain AI-assisted detection and response automations that enrich alerts, summarize incidents, and speed triage — keeping consequential response actions under human control.\n\nConvert incident findings and threat-hunt results into durable detection content.\n\nCollaborate with Vulnerability Ops on container and application findings, and with DevOps and Network engineers on edge and gateway threat signals.\n\nSupport FISMA compliance with primary focus on Incident Response (IR) and Audit (AU) controls.\n\nMaintain awareness of threats specifically targeting independent media, and prioritize detection work accordingly.\n\nRequired Education:\n\nInformation technology, (BA – bachelor’s degree)\n\nCombination of education and experience\n\nProfessional Experience:\n\nRelevant industry experience with a responsibility for security analysis, design, architecture, and development. 4-6 years (desirable)\n\nTeam management experience 2-3 years (desirable)\n\nPrevious experience working in a multicultural or multinational environment; 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