Security Incident Response Engineer

Twitch is looking for a Security Incident Response Engineer to join its Security Incident Response Team (SIRT). As a Security Incident Response Engineer, you will be at the heart of Twitch's mission to find, handle, and learn from security incidents across its global platform.

You can work from San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; or Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in an on-call rotation with peers on the Security Incident Response Team.
• Qualify reports or alerts of activity as security incidents using clear guidelines.
• Evaluate the potential and realized impact of security incidents to Twitch.
• Analyze threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Participate in or create information sharing groups and communicate securely and responsibly.
• Write and follow clear procedures for accountability, repetition, measurement, and improvement.
• Communicate with peers and leadership about the timeline of security-related events.
• Coordinate security incident response activities with affected teams.
• Investigate, document, and implement automation for detection, enrichment, triage, response, and communication.
• Lead lessons learned discussions and help teams effect change across the business.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in information security or an equivalent BS degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Automation experience using scripting or programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Shell, or Perl).
• Ability to securely design and implement AI/ML-driven playbooks.
• Experience coordinating responses to security incidents.
• Knowledge of security issues and the threat landscape.
• Background in cloud, host, network, and application security.
• Familiarity with common Incident Response frameworks or lifecycle models.

Nice to Have:

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Security, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience and familiarity with streaming and content creation.
• Experience handling security incidents in hybrid cloud environments (AWS, GCP).
• Passion and excitement for Twitch.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance.
• 401(k).
• Maternity & Parental Leave.
• Flexible PTO.
• Amazon Employee Discount.

The base salary range for this position varies by location:

• US, WA, Seattle: $159,300 - $202,400 USD per year
• US, CA, San Francisco: $166,600 - $212,800 USD per year
• US, CA, Irvine: $159,300 - $202,400 USD per year