Cyber Defense Specialist, Detection and Response

Who You Are:

You are skilled in balancing the needs of security and business to find effective solutions, while working closely with our partners in Technology, Development, and business at large to improve our security posture.

What You’ll Do:

• As a member of the Security Operations Center (SOC), you will be responsible for monitoring and responding to potential threats against Galaxy Digital
• Monitor various security technologies to identify security threats (EDR, SIEM, etc.)
• Investigate anomalous activities across enterprise technology stack
• Lead incident response efforts and communicate status updates with leadership
• Coordinate with cross discipline engineering and operations personnel (Security, Infrastructure, App Development) to ensure quality monitoring and detection
• Maintain an ongoing understanding of attack TTPs facing financial institutions. Partner with security and tech leadership to build and tune risk mitigating controls
• Assist in developing standards and best practices to enable an effective and efficient SOC
• Implement, operate, and refine established SOC procedures and controls
• Participate in the evaluation and selection of new technologies and solutions

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience preferred
• At least (5) years of experience in information security, including:
  • Previous operational security experience (SIEM monitoring and event response, security analytics, forensics)
  • Experience performing security incident response with various types of cyber incidents including malware, phishing, etc.
  • Hands-on experience building and tuning complex detection rules and analytics
• Must have experience with environments hosted in a cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to effectively manage competing priorities
• Comfortable with ambiguity; able to create clarity and understanding
• Self-motivated, able to work successfully as an individual contributor or as a team member
• A direct and open communication style; creative, out-of-the-box thinker who can translate concepts and ideas to broader audience
• Enjoys operating in a fast-paced and demanding environment, has a collaborative, nimble, and flexible style
• Organized with attention to detail; proven ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute ideas while providing training and skills transfer to others

Bonus Points: 

• Experience securing cryptocurrencies or financial trading systems
• Formal cybersecurity certifications

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary and discretionary bonus
• Flexible Time Off (i.e. unlimited paid vacation days)
• Company paid Holidays (11)
• Company paid sick leave
• Company-paid health and protective benefits for employees, partners, and other dependents
• 3% 401(k) company contribution
• Generous paid Parental Leave
• Free virtual coaching and counseling sessions through Ginger
• Opportunities to learn about the Crypto industry
• Free daily snacks in-office
• Smart, entrepreneurial, and fun colleagues
• Employee Resource Groups

Apply now and join us on our mission to engineer a new economic paradigm.