Cybersecurity Specialist, Threat Detection and Incident Response

1 day ago


Austin, Texas, United States Tesla Full time

Tesla is a global leader in electric vehicles and clean energy solutions. We operate massive factories across three continents and a vast Supercharger network. Our Security Operations & Response Team is responsible for 24/7 monitoring, incident response, threat detection, and mitigation across this global enterprise.

Job Description

This role requires a highly motivated senior engineer specializing in security detection & incident response to continually improve program effectiveness & efficiency. Through tuning, development, and automation, you will build and enhance identification, analysis, alerting, and response systems to counter threats at scale.

Responsibilities
  • Define, implement, and tune detection capabilities to detect and remediate malicious activity.
  • Continually improve and create detection tools, craft high-fidelity signaling, remove noise, and reduce manual investigative efforts.
  • Collaborate with business teams to identify, craft, and implement custom workflow detection strategies.
  • Analyze adversarial techniques and develop detection approaches across our diverse environments.
  • Engage with Engineering teams to implement sensors and tools to improve response capabilities.
  • Collaborate with Incident Response and Security Operations during investigations and incidents.
  • Develop custom tooling to improve and accelerate analysis during investigations.
Requirements
  • Proficiency in one or more of the following areas: Detection Engineering, Incident Response, Security Operations, DFIR, Security DevOps, SecOps, Security Product Development.
  • Experience with detection and response technologies (SIEM, EDR, CNAPP, NDR, NDIS/NIPS, SIGMA, YARA), security automation SOAR tools, IT automation, and/or custom automation methods.
  • Experience working with/in Linux containers and orchestration systems (Kubernetes) and cloud environments (AWS).
  • Familiarity with security event correlation, data visualization, graphing, timelines, trending, behavioral analytics, and/or anomaly detection is a plus.
  • Experience utilizing machine learning models to detect anomalies and predict potential issues is a plus.
  • Critical thinking, problem-solving, and investigative mindset; ability to operate at scale and adapt to change in complex and diverse environments.
Compensation and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary of $120,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on experience, plus a range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) matching, and employee stock purchase plans.



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