Senior Security Engineer

1 week ago


Palo Alto, United States Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Full time

Wilson Sonsini is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and other growth enterprises worldwide. We represent companies at every stage of development, from entrepreneurial start-ups to multibillion-dollar global corporations, as well as the venture firms, private equity firms, and investment banks that finance and advise them. The firm has approximately 1,200 attorneys in 19 offices: 14 in the U.S., three in China, and two in Europe. Our broad spectrum of practices and entrepreneurial spirit allow our staff exceptional opportunities for professional achievement and career growth.

The Senior Security Engineer, under the direction of the Director of Security Engineering and Operations, is responsible for managing the firm’s information security systems and processes, assuring enforcement of security policies, managing the information security threat lifecycle, analyzing and responding to security events escalated by the Security Operations Center (SOC), and coordinating actions to limit risks identified through our automated systems. The position is also accountable for providing expertise and support in the areas of security engineering, incident response, and risk management. The candidate is expected to understand the information security lifecycle and how to apply a disciplined approach to security that takes the business needs of the Firm into account.

Position may be tied to any of Wilson Sonsini’s U.S. offices or may be fully remote, but candidates should be open to occasional business travel.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide subject matter expertise in information security as it relates to networks and systems
  • Manage the Firm's security technology including but not limited to: anti-virus, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, content filtering, and insider threat systems
  • Review security events from all monitoring environments not integrated with the firm SIEM, and those events escalated by the SOC, on a daily basis, and follow defined incident response processes in their analysis and reporting
  • Coordinate with appropriate parties to ensure the timely deployment of operating system and application security patches, deployment of security applications, and currency of security application patch levels
  • Monitor appropriate venues for threats to the security of the Firm's environment. Provide notification to all impacted parties related to the actions needed to mitigate threats and manage the threat lifecycle in totality
  • Manage and lead evaluations of the firm’s environment by external 3rd parties. Produce recommendations that integrate any findings with the business needs of the firm
  • Maintain knowledge of the information security needs of firm clients and implement measures to satisfy those requirements in the most efficient manner
  • Keep abreast of emerging security technologies and discipline developments. Make appropriate recommendations that meet the firm's needs
  • Design and build operational environments that scale to meet the needs of our security products and assure appropriate reliability
  • Support general troubleshooting related to information security tasks and provide support to end users as needed
  • Provide other teams with security consulting services, including responding to requests for additional information and assisting with specific projects

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in Information Security
  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively with people from both technical and non-technical backgrounds
  • Knowledge and experience with varying information security processes and tools
  • Ability to identify security technology risks
  • Ability to visualize, plan, and execute any areas of process improvement that increase the efficiency and delivery of our security capabilities
  • Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP networking
  • Extensive understanding of the cyber kill-chain
  • Experience managing information security platforms
  • One or more of the following certifications: GIAC, CISSP, CISM, CEH, CIPP
  • Experience working in a law firm or professional services firm environment is a plus

Required Skills:

  • Experience with wireless security, network monitoring, network design, windows desktop/server security, database security, routing protocols, and incident management
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