Security Engineer, Level 3

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Snap Engineering teams build fun and technically sophisticated products that reach hundreds of millions of Snapchatters around the world, every day. We’re deeply committed to the well-being of everyone in our global community, which is why our values are at the root of everything we do. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

We are looking for a Security Engineer  to join either our Enterprise Infrastructure Security (EIS) team or our Detection and Response (D&R) team. In this role, you will work from one of our US West Coast offices to harden our systems, protect our global community, and ensure Snap stays safe as we innovate. Whether you are designing preventative controls or hunting for active threats, you will collaborate across disciplines to secure our corporate devices, applications, and cloud infrastructure.

What you’ll do:

• Design, implement, and operate security controls that protect our corporate devices, applications, and infrastructure, including execution control, device trust, and network segmentation.

• Build and understand threat models which pose an imminent threat to our platform and business.

• Design, pilot, and implement logging and alerting systems to detect malicious activity on Snap Inc.'s endpoints, infrastructure, networks, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP).

• Investigate events generated by the alerting pipeline, triage potential incidents, and drive response efforts.

• Build tools and devise automation strategies in Python and/or Go to improve Snap Inc.’s ability to hunt threats and respond to intrusions.

• Conduct security reviews for new features and technologies, including the secure enablement of AI tools and features.

• Partner with IT and other engineering teams to architect and manage identity and access management (IAM) and SSO integrations.

• Identify, analyze, fingerprint, and build threat intelligence on trends and developments in adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of operating system internals, with core competency in two or more of the following: macOS, Windows, Linux, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform.

• Proven experience in one or more security areas: digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host/network intrusion detection, threat intelligence, or endpoint security.

• Strong development skills in Python and/or Go.

• Ability to conduct design reviews and provide actionable mitigation guidance to reduce risk.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail and a record of collaborating with stakeholders at all levels.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field

• 1+ years of experience in the field of corporate or enterprise security, or other similar security engineering role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background evaluating and securely enabling emerging technologies, including AI tools and features, with a focus on upholding access control boundaries and data protection requirements

• Familiarity with securing lab, IoT, and ancillary systems, including applying hardening standards, monitoring, and access controls across heterogeneous environments

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail

• Work record of collaborating with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of a company

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

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