Sr Incident Response Engineer

The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet - from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. 

Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly.

The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges - from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you.

WHAT WE DO:

The Security Operations team at The Trade Desk strives to protect the people, process, and technology used to further the goals of the open internet. We are looking to hire a versatile Security Operations Engineer to join our Cybersecurity Department who will report within the Cybersecurity Incident Response Team and will be actively responding to cybersecurity incidents throughout the enterprise.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Primary focus is to respond and investigate security incidents including monitoring and triaging security alerts and events in a timely manner.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams to document, monitor and coordinate Incident Response processes.
• Assist in maintaining Cybersecurity documentation repository including the creation and maintenance of playbooks.
• Participate and/or lead incident post-mortems; able to synthesize lessons learned and provide best practice recommendations through comprehensive written reports.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for a global organization.
• Analyze and identify opportunities for automation and additional detections.
• Perform proactive threat hunting to identify and combat new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Identify, assess, and respond to emerging threats and vulnerabilities including risk of likelihood and impact, using Threat Intelligence.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent years of experience required. Certifications in Cybersecurity or related strongly preferred.
• 8-9 years of experience in the Cybersecurity field, including incident handling/response experience
• Understanding of technical aspects and tools of Cybersecurity
• Working knowledge of common IT technologies and processes
• Familiarity with common Cybersecurity and Information Technology frameworks and standards, such as MITRE ATT&CK, COBIT and ITIL
• Understanding of risk management principles and methodologies
• Ability to transform abstract requirements into cohesive actions
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills - including the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong work ethic, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to collaborate in a team setting, as well as work independently
• Conceptual understanding of software development methodologies
• Knowledge of ISO27001/27002, PII, PHI, financial data regulations, data residency requirements, and international regulatory aspects pertaining to sensitive information is a plus
• Experience with application security, SaaS, or cloud security is a plus
• Experience with programming or scripting languages is a plus

The Trade Desk does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm recruiters. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of The Trade Desk. The Trade Desk is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

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