Ada is hiring a
Senior Security Operations Specialist

Summary

Join Ada's team as a Senior Security Operations Specialist and play a critical role in operational security and product security by leveraging your deep understanding of security principles, practices, and cutting-edge technologies.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a dedicated security role involving a wide variety of operational security (e.g. code security, application security, threat detection, vulnerability scanning, compliance audits, policy management, vendor risk management, etc.), with emphasis on managing and responding to security events
• 3+ years of experience working within and applying your security expertise to cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), particularly within containerized, application development environments
• Initiative and Drive: You take the initiative to identify areas for improvement and proactively lead efforts to enhance security processes and systems
• Analytical Problem Solver: You aren’t afraid of complex challenges, and approach problems methodically, using your expertise to identify, diagnose, and ultimately resolve them
• Communication and Collaboration: You have strong communication abilities, with a proven ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders with varying technical knowledge, and sometimes conflicting objectives

Responsibilities

• Lead a large portion of day to day security operations
• Act as both an operator and administrator for key security systems, ensuring robust visibility and management of various security functions such as IDS, EDR, MDR, TPRM, SAST/DAST, SSPM, etc
• Respond to alerts, using your expertise to prioritize those that require urgency, and working with relevant teams to address true positives
• Optimize security tools to reduce false positives or further their efficiency
• Act as a key contributor to security-related projects such as exploring new tools, re-architecting deployments, coordinating external penetration testing, implementing procedures to enhance our security posture
• Provide technical security guidance during product development
• Participate in regular vulnerability scans
• Collaborate with stakeholders to address potential weaknesses
• Advocate for best practices, empower teams to prioritize security, and play a key role in fostering a culture of security within Ada

Preferred Qualifications

Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or CEH that validate expertise in cybersecurity operations

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous stock option plan
• Unlimited vacation
• Wellness account
• Extended health coverage
• Dental/optical/travel insurance
• Life insurance
• Employee and family assistance plan