[Hiring] Security Engineer @Watchguard
Mar 25, 2025 - Watchguard is hiring a remote Security Engineer. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Brazil.
Role Description
You are a cybersecurity professional with several years of experience working in a security operations center. You have hands-on experience with security tools like SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and IDS and applying these tools to defend an organization against modern threats. You are familiar with cybersecurity frameworks like NIST CSF and CIS as well as compliance certifications like ISO 27001 and PCI DSS 4.0. You are self-motivated and passionate, able to identify and action on areas of improvement with minimal oversight. You have an intimate knowledge of cyber threats and remain plugged in to the threat landscape, staying up to date on trends and adversarial activity. You’re a great communicator, able to explain complex technical topics to non-technical individuals. You are proficient in Python, able to automate repetitive tasks and create custom integrations between security tools.
The opportunity involves growing WatchGuard's internal security operations organization to combat evolving cyber threats with an expanded Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT). This team is instrumental for maintaining overall trust and risk management within WatchGuard. As a member of the Security Operations Center, you will help shape WatchGuard’s cybersecurity strategy and maintain business continuity through incident response activities, shaping corporate security policy, and deploying preventative controls.
- Develop detection use cases and respond to alerts generated by those use cases.
- Join CSIRT’s 12-hour on-call rotation for security incident escalations.
- Constantly learn and stay up-to-date on the latest attacker techniques and defender strategies.
- Automate activities wherever possible to succeed.
- Prioritize work using a data-driven defense approach based on real-world attacker behaviors.
A day in the life includes reviewing and investigating security events, proactively threat hunting for indicators of compromise, and improving WatchGuard’s security controls and policies. You will make a meaningful impact on WatchGuard’s security posture, identifying and closing gaps in controls and automating repeated tasks.
- Remain plugged-in to security news and threat intelligence feeds.
Qualifications
- Familiarity with WatchGuard’s security policies and controls.
- Experience in investigating security events and proactively threat hunting across global networks.
Requirements
- Share knowledge by writing and improving playbooks.
- Identify areas for improvement across WatchGuard security operations and propose actionable solutions.
- Drive automation throughout the security organization to improve efficiency.
- Familiarity with WatchGuard security products.
- Develop bespoke applications to improve prevention, detection, and response capabilities.
- Improve security event analytic logic to increase coverage and reduce false positives.
- Help develop and maintain best practices and security standards for managing risk.
- Provide security guidance outside of the SOC.
- Continue to improve skillset in areas of information security, malware analysis, and/or ethical hacking.
- Contribute to thought leadership content, growing your brand as a security expert.
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Salary
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unspecified
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Remote
Location
Brazil
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Mar 25, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: Brazil |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
