Cyber Security - Lead Engineer

FICO (NYSE: FICO) is a leading global analytics software company, helping businesses in 100+ countries make better decisions. Join our world-class team today and fulfill your career potential!

The Opportunity

“We are the Detection Engineering team in FICO. Our mission is to build systems that can identify, analyze, and mitigate cyber threats/alerts with minimal human intervention. By combining automated processes with advanced detection and response technologies, as the outcome FICO can improve their security posture, reduce risk, and respond to threats/alerts faster and more effectively. Our Automation and Detection Engineering team focuses on developing automated systems to detect and mitigate cybersecurity threats/alerts in real-time. It utilizes advanced technologies such as AI, security automation to enhance threat detection and incident response. Our objective is to optimize security operations, reduce manual intervention, and strengthen our organization." – Cyber Security, Director

What You’ll Contribute

• Investigate and design detections to alert intrusion events/incidents using SIEM, SOAR, file analysis, endpoint logs etc. on Cloud and OnPrem Environments.
• Coordinate with external teams to bring up security automation and robust detections as a priority.
• Research, evaluate and document emerging cyber security threats and implement ways to detect while using state-of-the-art security tools.
• Develop use-cases for potential attacks, intrusions and unusual/unauthorized activity pertaining to internal and external threats.
• Test and evaluate use-cases and work on fine tuning them alongside multiple FICO monitoring teams with the use of analytical tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities.
• Liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide future recommendations and actionable plans.
• Supports incident response teams to implement lessons learned use cases and ensure security gaps are further covered.
• Collaborate with multiple teams on creating modernized playbooks tackling new approaches bringing the latest philosophy on recent technologies like ML, Deep Learning, AI, use of LLMs, etc.

What We’re Seeking

• 5+ years of provable experience involved in projects for multiple security domains.
• Been a user or admin for SIEM system creating or developing security rules and use cases.
• Been a user or admin for SOAR system creating or developing security playbooks for automated actions and response.
• Active knowledge of scripting and/or programming, developing interfaces and functions for multiple security solutions.
• Experience in Cloud and Hybrid enterprise environments, with the knowledge to navigate and create the necessary infrastructure to support relevant use cases or automated security controls.
• Experience in actively creating detections to comply and cover relevant enterprise security frameworks like MITRE, NIST, SANS, ISO 27001, CIS, SOC2, PCI, etc.
• Experience using enterprise and open-source intelligence tools to add insight into detections and security automations.
• Basic knowledge on statistical and big data algorithms.
• Desired certifications: CASP+/Security+, GSEC/SSCP, Google/AWS Cloud Engineer or Associate, SOAR certified or experience, SIEM (Splunk, Wazuh, ELK, LogRythm, etc).

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.

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Why Make a Move to FICO?

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

FICO makes a real difference in the way businesses operate worldwide:

• Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.
• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.
• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!

Learn more about how you can fulfil your potential at www.fico.com/Careers

FICO promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks to attract a diverse set of candidates for each job opportunity. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and we’re proud to offer employment and advancement opportunities to all candidates without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Research has shown that women and candidates from underrepresented communities may not apply for an opportunity if they don’t meet all stated qualifications. While our qualifications are clearly related to role success, each candidate’s profile is unique and strengths in certain skill and/or experience areas can be equally effective. If you believe you have many, but not necessarily all, of the stated qualifications we encourage you to apply.

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