Principal Security Engineer

WSGR; United States; Remote; USD 163,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is seeking a Principal Security Engineer to join our security engineering team and lead incident response, threat management, and security operations across the firm. The role emphasizes SOC collaboration, threat lifecycle management, and scalable security architectures.

Remote work is possible 100%, with the expectation to support multiple environments including Windows, Linux, networks, and cloud workloads, while aligning with firm policies and risk management

Qualifications

• 5+ years of information security experience
• Experience with SIEM configuration and alarm/report concepts
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking and cloud computing environments
• Experience in law firm or professional services environment desirable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide security expertise related to networks and systems
• Manage security technology including anti-virus, vulnerability scanning, IDS/IPS, content filtering, insider threat systems
• Review and report security events from SOC and non-SIEM monitoring environments
• Lead threat assessments and coordinate incident response efforts
• Engage with external third parties for security evaluations and remediation

Skills

Security policy enforcement

Incident response

Threat lifecycle management

SOC collaboration

Networking fundamentals

Education

GIAC/CISSP/CISM/CEH/CIPP certification preferred

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

PKI/IDAM

EDR

Job description

The Principal Security Engineer, under the direction of the Director of Security Engineering and Operations, is responsible for managing the Firm’s information security systems and processes, assuring enforcement of security policies, managing the information security threat lifecycle, analyzing and responding to security events escalated by the Security Operations Center (SOC) and coordinating actions to limit risks identified through our automated systems. The Senior Security Engineer is accountable for providing expertise and support in the areas of security engineering, incident response and risk management.

This role can be 100% remote.

• Provide subject matter expertise in information security as it relates to networks and systems
• Manage the Firm’s security technology including but not limited to: anti-virus, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection, content filtering, and insider threat systems
• Review security events from all monitoring environments not integrated with the firm SIEM, and those events escalated by the SOC, on a daily basis, and follow defined incident response processes in their analysis and reporting
• Monitor appropriate venues for threats to the security of the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati environment. Provide notification to all impacted parties related to the actions needed to mitigate threats and manage the threat lifecycle in totality
• Manage and lead evaluations of the firm’s environment by external 3rd parties. Produce recommendations that integrate any findings with the business needs of the firm
• Maintain knowledge of the information security needs of firm clients and implement measures to satisfy those requirements in the most efficient manner
• Keep abreast of emerging security technologies and discipline developments. Make appropriate recommendations that meet the firms needs
• Design and build operational environments that scale to meet the needs of our security products and assure appropriate reliability
• Support general troubleshooting related to information security tasks and provide support to end users as needed
• Provide other teams with security consulting services, including responding to requests for additional information and assisting with specific projects
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• 5+ of experience in Information Security
• One or more of the following certifications preferred: GIAC, CISSP, CISM, CEH, CIPP
• Focus on knowledge of direct support for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems (e.g. configuration of feeds, developing alarm/report concepts), Red Teaming concepts and execution, and Linux skills including command line and operational/administrative usage
• Extensive knowledge of traditional security controls and technologies, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), public key infrastructure (PKI), identity and access management (IDAM) systems, antivirus and firewalls, in addition to newer offerings such as endpoint detection and response (EDR), threat intelligence platforms, security automation and orchestration, deception technologies and application controls
• Experience with windows desktop, server, and database security
• Ability to identify security technology risks and perform incident response
• Extensive knowledge of TCP/IP networking including wireless, network monitoring/design and routing
• Extensive understanding of the cyber kill-chain
• Experience in cloud computing technologies, including software-, infrastructure and platform-as-a-service, as well as public, private, and hybrid environments
• Experience working in a law firm or professional services firm environment desired
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers and communicate clearly and effectively with people from both technical and non-technical backgrounds

The primary location for this job posting is in Palo Alto, but other locations may be listed. The actual base pay offered will depend upon a variety of factors, including but not limited to the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, level of education, professional certifications and licenses, and work location. The anticipated pay range for this position is as follows:

Palo Alto, New York, San Francisco: $163,200 – $220,800 per year.

Austin, Boston, Boulder, Century City, Delaware, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and all other locations: $147,050 – $198,950 per year.

The compensation for this position may include a discretionary year-end merit bonus based on performance. We offer a highly competitive salary and benefits package.