Senior Security Engineer

The Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Engineer works under minimal supervision and performs information security tasks to ensure applications and projects meet defined quality standards. This role is critical in deploying and maintaining enterprise-level endpoint security solutions and security platforms across our organization.

Essential Job Functions

• Perform OS and network-level troubleshooting and testing on all security tools.
• Support security analysis and Incident Response activities in collaboration with CIS staff.
• Migrate and decommission legacy security platforms while ensuring business continuity.
• Maintain security tools across Development, QC, and Production environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance FINRA's security posture.
• Apply established and ad hoc processes and techniques to identify, validate, prioritize, and track security risks.
• Operate and monitor established security controls.
• Identify control deficiencies and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ensure that controls operate effectively; resolve operating discrepancies.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new security technologies, techniques, and tools.
• Define, review, and promote information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Co-lead internal process improvement initiatives. Provide feedback on processes by offering suggestions.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff in project-level tasks.

Infrastructure Management & System Hardening

• Install, configure, and maintain security monitoring endpoint security solutions across multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and other cloud platforms as required by organizational infrastructure.
• Maintain security tools across Development, QC, and production environments.
• Migrate and decommission legacy security platforms while ensuring business continuity.
• Implement, operate, and monitor established security controls to protect IT infrastructure.
• Define, review, and promote information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new security technologies, techniques, and tools.
• Using scripting (e.g., Python) to automate incident response workflows.
• Co-lead internal process improvement initiatives. Provide feedback on processes by offering suggestions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance FINRA's security posture.

Detection Engineering

• Develop and tune SIEM rules, alerts, and playbooks to reduce false positives.
• Apply established and ad hoc processes and techniques to identify, validate, prioritize, and track security risks.
• Identify control deficiencies and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ensure that controls operate effectively; resolve operating discrepancies.

Threat Detection & Analysis

• Investigating, analyzing, and responding to network, application, and device threats
• Support security analysis and Incident Response activities in collaboration with CIS staff
• Perform OS and network-level troubleshooting and testing on all security tools

Other Responsibilities:

• Mentor and supervise junior staff in project-level tasks

• Ensure all work products meets /exceeds FINRA standards.

• Demonstration of FINRA’s values.

• Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

 Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field preferred and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in systems administration, security engineering, or SOC environments. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

• Experience with EDR/XDR technologies is essential, including but not limited to: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI), Qualys, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, Trellix, SentinelOne, and Jamf Protect.

• Proven track record of large-scale enterprise security deployments.

• Experience with security incident response and analysis.

• Strong problem-solving and diagnostic abilities across enterprise-wide systems.

• Experience working independently and as part of collaborative teams.

• Expert-level knowledge of endpoint security platforms.

• Strong experience with enterprise security tools, with emphasis on vulnerability management platforms and related security assessment technologies.

• Proficiency with cloud security in AWS and Azure environments.

• Advanced Linux (Linux distributions, MacOS, OS-X) and Windows system administration skills.

• Experience with scripting and automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell).

• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPNs, firewalls).

• In-depth knowledge and practical experience with the configuration, deployment, and management of host-based firewalls across diverse operating systems and enterprise environments.

• Experience with log pipelines, data parsing, and normalization.

• Strong organizational skills and excellent detail orientation.

Work Conditions:

• Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.

• Ability to work non-standard schedule, including early mornings, evenings/nights, and weekends, to provide 24/7 coverage.

For work that is performed in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations. 

 

Los Angeles, CA: Minimum Salary $122,246, Maximum Salary $183,368

San Francisco, CA: Minimum Salary $127,561, Maximum Salary $191,341

CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $97,700, Maximum Salary $176,100

IL/PA: Minimum Salary $107,500, Maximum Salary $194,100

MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $112,300 Maximum Salary $202,500

NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $112,300, Maximum Salary $211,400

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on full-time schedule

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