Security Incident Response Developer

Wealthsimple is the largest fintech company in Canada, with over 4 million users who trust us with more than $50 billion in assets.
Security
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Finance · Cybersecurity
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Description For Security Incident Response Developer

Wealthsimple is on a mission to help everyone achieve financial freedom by reimagining what it means to manage your money. As a Security Incident Response Developer, you will play a crucial role in enhancing our security incident response capabilities. You'll be part of a new team with influence in building and shaping the Security Incident Response program. Your responsibilities will include developing response playbooks, automating actions, and taking the role of Incident Commander to bring incidents to resolution. You'll partner with Security Developers to monitor, refine, and expand our SIEM and SOAR platforms, and create detection logic to find anomalies. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to lead during high-stress situations, and experience in developing response playbooks. You'll need 5+ years of experience in Cybersecurity and 3+ years as an Incident Manager. The ideal candidate will have scripting abilities (Python, Bash), experience building detections, and knowledge of cloud infrastructure. Wealthsimple offers a competitive salary, top-tier health benefits, retirement savings matching, generous vacation time, and professional development opportunities. We're a remote-first team with over 1,000 employees across North America, committed to diversity and inclusion.

Last updated 6 months ago

Responsibilities For Security Incident Response Developer

  • Help take our security incident response capabilities to the next level
  • Build relationships with our partners
  • Develop response playbooks and automate actions
  • Take the role of Incident Commander to bring incidents to resolution
  • Partner with Security Developers to monitor, refine, and expand SIEM and SOAR platforms
  • Share root cause analysis findings and conduct post mortem meetings
  • Create detection logic to find anomalies
  • Coordinate with Fraud and Privacy teams to investigate potential fraudulent and sensitive activity
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for responding to security incidents

Requirements For Security Incident Response Developer

Python
  • 5+ years of experience in the Cybersecurity domain
  • 3+ years experience being an Incident Manager, taking ownership of investigations
  • Ability to lead a team during high-stress situations
  • Strong problem solving and communication skills
  • Experience developing response playbooks and courses of action
  • Some scripting ability (Python, Bash)
  • Experience building detections and turning SIEM alerts
  • Knowledge of and familiarity with cloud infrastructure

Benefits For Security Incident Response Developer

Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
401k
Education Budget
Mental Health Assistance
  • Competitive salary with top-tier health benefits and life insurance
  • Retirement savings matching plan using Wealthsimple Work
  • 20 vacation days per year and unlimited sick and mental health days
  • Up to $1,500 per year towards wellness and professional development budgets respectively
  • 90 days away program: Employees can work internationally in eligible countries for up to 90 days per calendar year
  • Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year

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