Site Reliability Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Experian as a Site Reliability Engineering Manager and lead a global team in the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of our Cyber Threat Detection Pipeline.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of experience in the SRE field preferably supporting a Cyber Threat Detection function
• 3+ years in a leadership or managerial role overseeing a team
• Scripting and Automation Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise in scripting and automation with a proficiency in either Python or Golang, ensuring the development of efficient, scalable security solutions
• CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code: understanding and hands-on experience with CI/CD concepts, specifically relating to Infrastructure as Code, using platforms such as Github or Bitbucket to automate security operations
• System Administration Skills: Experienced in system administration across multiple operating systems, including Linux, and Windows, with an emphasis on securing and maintaining IT environments
• Network Forensics and Event Management: Proficiency in network forensics, including logging and event management, with a focus on identifying, analyzing, and mitigating network-based threats
• Defensive Network Infrastructure Knowledge
• Security Technologies Expertise
• Security Monitoring Technologies: WAF, Web Proxies, UEBA, and DLP, to detect, prevent, and respond to security incidents
• MITRE ATT&CK™ Framework Understanding: understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK™ framework, cyber threat landscapes, attack vectors, and threat actors, allowing informed decision-making and strategy development
• Cybersecurity Framework Familiarity: Familiarity with common cybersecurity frameworks, such as NIST, or other leading practices and industry standards
• Relevant Security Certifications: CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, or similar, demonstrating a commitment to professional development and expertise in the field

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of SREs in the design, implementation, and maintenance of our Threat Detection Pipeline
• Promote the use of best practices in security engineering, including secure coding, security testing, and operational incident response
• Guide the use of Detection as Code principles, using CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment and management of detection rules and platform configurations, ensuring fast, and reliable updates across our environment
• Implement and maintain the platform's configuration through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Ansible and Terraform, ensuring that our security infrastructure is scalable, reproducible, and manageable through code
• Manage the full lifecycle of security tools and platforms, including evaluation, selection, implementation, and optimization
• Ensure the reliability and performance of the Threat Detection Pipeline through proactive monitoring
• You will a culture of innovation, encouraging the team to explore new technologies and approaches that enhance our security capabilities
• Manage the security engineering data storage and compute budget, ensuring allocation of resources through management of the data lifecycle
• Present reports on the team's progress, operational incidents, and other relevant metrics to senior management

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid time off including 12 company paid holidays
• Parental and family care leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• 401(k) plan with a company match