Senior Security Engineer

Hitachi Vantara; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Digital is seeking a Sr. Security Engineer to join our Global Cyber Defense team. In this role, you will work in a 24x7 SOC environment, responsible for incident management, threat analysis, and mentoring other analysts. We value diverse perspectives and are committed to creating a positive impact through cybersecurity.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Industry-leading benefits

Support for holistic health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in a 24x7 SOC environment.
• Proficient in handling escalations and SIEM alerts.
• Knowledge of various operating systems including Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Work in a 24x7 Security Operation Centre (SOC).
• Handle technical escalations and create/manage SOPs.
• Investigate and report on information security issues.

Skills

Incident Management

Threat Hunting

Cloud Security

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Security certifications (GSEC, CEH, CySA)

Job description

Our Company We’re Hitachi Digital, a company at the forefront of digital transformation and the fastest growing division of Hitachi Group. We’re crucial to the company’s strategy and ambition to become a premier global player in the massive and fast-moving digital transformation market. Our group companies, including GlobalLogic, Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Vantara and more, offer comprehensive services that span the entire digital lifecycle, from initial idea to full-scale operation and the infrastructure to run it on. Hitachi Digital represents One Hitachi, integrating domain knowledge and digital capabilities, and harnessing the power of the entire portfolio of services, technologies, and partnerships, to accelerate synergy creation and make real-world impact for our customers and society as a whole. Imagine the sheer breadth of talent it takes to unleash a digital future. We don’t expect you to ‘fit’ every requirement – your life experience, character, perspective, and passion for achieving great things in the world are equally as important to us.

****In order to be considered, please submit your resume in English.

The Team

We are the Global Cyber Defense team, part of Global Information Security at Hitachi Digital. Our mission is to protect the company's and its customers' vital information systems and data while responding to attacks, intrusions, and other security incidents. As passionate advocates of information security, we are a team of out-of-the-box thinkers, innovators, and collaborative problem-solvers. We continuously seek new and better ways to enhance our practices and strive for nothing less than excellence in our cybersecurity operations. We are looking for highly motivated individuals with a positive attitude who want to be part of something exceptional.

The Role

As a Sr. Security Engineer, you will be working as an individual contributor to work with a dynamic team of Threat hunters working 24x7. Your role will include:

• Responsible for working in a 24×7 Security Operation Centre (SOC) environment.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills include performing root cause analysis for preventative investigation.
• Handle technical escalations from the L1 SOC team and resolve them within SLA.
• Create and manage the SOPs, runbooks and Asset inventory with risk classification;
• Provide threat and vulnerability analysis as well as security advisory services;
• Send and receive notifications to the SMEs about the vulnerabilities discovered along with remediation, and also follow up on the closure within SLA.
• Administration of SIEM environment (eg: deployment of the solution, user management, managing the licenses, upgrades and patch deployment, addition or deletion of log sources, configuration management, writing parsing rules with Regex, change management, report management, managing backup and recovery etc)
• Investigation, Triage, remediate and find RCA of Compromised accounts, e-mail threats, and abuse reports from various sources.
• Investigate, document, and report on information security issues and emerging trends.
• Contribute significantly to the development and delivery of a variety of written and visual documents for diverse audiences.
• Mentor, Guide and share information with other analysts and other teams.
• Always be curious and keep growing your skills and capabilities and emerging trends.

What You'll Bring

• 5 years of experience in working in a 24x7 Security Operation Center (SOC) environment.
• Proficient in Incident Management and Response, handling escalations, SIEM Alerts, EDR alerts, DLP, WAF alerts.
• Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure, and Cloud Security (GCP, AWS, Azure).
• Knowledge of MITRE ATT&Ck, Cyber Kill Chain, Threat Hunting & Attack Forensics.
• Knowledge of various operating system flavors including but not limited to Windows, MacOS, Linux.
• Certifications: Security certifications such as GSEC, CEH, CySA, are advantageous.
• Communication and Teamwork: Strong ability to articulate complex concepts clearly, be a collaborative team player, admit mistakes, support your statements with data and analysis, and continuously seek growth opportunities.
• English Speaking Skills Required (Intermediate or Higher)

If you are passionate about cybersecurity and ready to work with a top-tier SOC team, we invite you to join us at Hitachi Digital.

About us We’re a global, 1000-strong, diverse team of professional experts, promoting and delivering Social Innovation through our One Hitachi initiative (OT x IT x Product) and working on projects that have a real-world impact. We’re curious, passionate and empowered, blending our legacy of 110 years of innovation with our shaping our future. Here you’re not just another employee; you’re part of a tradition of excellence and a community working towards creating a digital future. #LI-GG1

Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.