Senior Security Analyst

The Role Ready to trade security headaches for the satisfaction of outsmarting cyber threats and having a little fun along the way? At Chainguard, you’ll design and deploy innovative technical controls, lead incident response efforts, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in cloud-native security. Your work empowers Chainguardians to perform at their best while raising the security bar for the entire industry. If you’re driven by curiosity, thrive in fast-moving environments, and want to make a meaningful impact on the open source ecosystem, this is your chance. Even if your experience doesn’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. ### What You’ll Do * Engineer and deploy clever controls so security incidents stay rare and boring * Lead incident response efforts, including tabletop exercises * Integrate security best practices with product teams who appreciate memes as much as mitigations * Conduct security assessments and penetration tests- bring your inner hacker * Automate detection and response workflows using Go, Python, or Shell, ​​mostly so you can spend less time yelling at logs and more time celebrating wins * Stay one step ahead of emerging security threats * This position includes rotational on-call responsibilities; Not brutal- the workload is reasonable and shared across the team. What We’re Looking For * 5+ years’ experience in software development, security, or a related field * Experience and passion identifying, developing, and integrating threat intelligence into meaningful detection engineering and preventative controls * Experience securing cloud-native environments and endpoint detection & response * Familiarity with macOS or Linux security controls * Independent work style and strong communication skills * Experience with security frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST * Experience with open source software or red-teaming is a plus