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Detection and Response Engineer, Africa


BitMEX Jobs / Worldwide - Remote / Engineering & Modelling
Job Overview

We are looking for a Detection and Response Engineer to join us in the Security Response Team here at BitMEX. If you have a keen eye for detail and believe that successful Security Response activities begin with proactive hunting and competent engineering, we want to talk to you.

This is a remote position for the Africa regions. Occasional overnight and weekend on-calls are required for this role.

Key Responsibilities

  • Responsible for threat detection and monitoring of high fidelity security alerts (that you will have a hand in defining)
  • Perform Incident Response activities to resolve security incidents and minimize risk for the organization
  • Identify security gaps and implement constant improvements to our security stack
  • Communicate effectively with lines of business and clients to address complex information security issues

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience working in a Security Operations role and experience handling security incidents from triage to remediation
  • Experience with dealing with a SIEM tool such as Splunk or ELK
  • Working knowledge of cloud technologies such as Amazon Web Services
  • Strong knowledge of Security frameworks such as Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK and how they can be used to understand and defend against cyber attacks.
  • Familiar with shell scripting, or another scripting language such as Python
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision

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Founded in 2014, BitMEX is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges with a fully verified user base and the creator of the Perpetual Swap. With its upcoming Spot, Brokerage, Custody, Information Products, and Academy businesses, BitMEX is a leading force in the industry with excellent platform performance alongside top tier liquidity and security.

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