Security Operations Specialist

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

What you’ll do
Lead investigations into sophisticated cyber threats and shape defensive actions that protect the critical technology environment at the firm
Serve as incident commander for high or critical incidents by coordinating response actions, driving timely decisions, and keeping stakeholders aligned
Analyze and correlate security telemetry, log data, and threat intelligence to identify malicious activity and determine organizational impact
Develop threat intelligence reports that explain findings, mitigations, confidence levels, and implications for security operations
Create dashboards and visualizations that help security teams detect patterns, prioritize risks, and improve response decisions
Hunt for advanced adversary activity by applying analytics, network diagrams, and system knowledge to identify hidden threats
Partner with development teams to define requirements and enhancements for security capabilities, analytics, and operational tools
Document investigative findings and lessons learned to continually strengthen detection logic, response procedures, and security tradecraft
Brief technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership on active threats, incident status, and recommended actions

What’s required
10+ years of experience in intelligence, information security, network forensics, insider threat, or security operations
Specific understanding of key global threat areas affecting financial institutions, advanced persistent threats, and cyber actor motives and actions
Experience with Splunk and creating visualizations and dashboards for security monitoring and investigations
Exceptional ability to analyze, correlate, and synthesize threat data from diverse sources into clear investigative conclusions
Proven ability to perform log file analysis and produce threat intelligence reports covering findings, mitigations, and confidence levels
Extensive experience applying advanced analytics, network diagrams, and related knowledge to understand systems, networks, environments, and adversaries
Ability to work with development teams and clearly articulate requirements and enhancements for security capabilities and tools
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to document findings and create detailed reports that help keep security tradecraft current
Commitment to the highest ethical standards

We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

Fully-paid health care benefits
Generous parental and family leave policies
Mental and physical wellness programs
Volunteer opportunities
Non-profit matching gift program
Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community
Tuition assistance
A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more