Technology - Sr. Security Engineer

Job Description

Who We Are

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is the leading entertainment and sports agency, with global expertise in filmed and live entertainment, digital media, publishing, sponsorship sales and endorsements, media finance, consumer investing, fashion, trademark licensing, and philanthropy. Distinguished by its culture of collaboration and exceptional client service, CAA’s diverse workforce identifies, innovates, and amplifies opportunities for the people and organizations that shape culture and inspire the world. The trailblazer of the agency business, CAA was the first to build a sports business, create an investment bank, launch a venture fund, found technology start-up companies, establish a philanthropic arm, build a business in China, and form a brand marketing services division, among other innovations. Named Most Valuable Sports Agency by Forbes for eight consecutive years, CAA represents more than 2,000 of the world’s top athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, in addition to coaches, on-air broadcasters, and sports personalities and works in the areas of broadcast rights, corporate marketing initiatives, social impact, and sports properties for sales and sponsorship opportunities. Founded in 1975, CAA is headquartered in Los Angeles, and has offices in New York, Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, Miami, London, Munich, Geneva, Stockholm, Shanghai, and Beijing, among other locations globally. 

The Role

This is a hands-on security position working within the Information Security group and with the internal IT department at large. This position’s core focus is to ensure consistent, measurable end-to-end delivery of security services. The successful candidate will work to develop and deploy capabilities ensuring enterprise systems and data are protected with the security controls and tools required to meet policy and compliance requirements.  

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for cyber security, threat detection, risk mitigation and response. You will be a key leader in our efforts to build and support a defensible environment where we can detect, contain and respond quickly to threats and compromise in ways that enable the business needs a highly collaborative organization. The environment is fast-paced and commonly on the leading edge of technology, including early adoption of various cloud services along with the challenges of integrating those services into our security practice.  

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development of end-to-end security monitoring and reporting; ensuring expected controls are in place and performing as designed  
• Evaluate new and emerging threats against existing security controls; ensuring controls remain effective to changing business and threat landscapes  
• Review the designs of proposed major applications and upgrades for compliance with security policy; perform routine security audits, report findings, and recommend related system enhancements  
• Play an active role in CAA’s security incident response efforts, working to identify and mitigate information security threats, including on-call rotation  
• Review security information, event logs, alerts, and reports, provide findings and recommendations  
• Apply governance principles to the identification, assessment, management and communications of risks 
• Manage software that monitors systems and networks for security breaches and intrusions 
• Use input from IRM leadership and key security metrics to ensure technical security controls are meeting desired objectives; implement a process of continual review and improvement to ensure the measurable effectiveness of CAA’s technical controls  

Required Capabilities  

• Minimum of 10 years in Information Technology, ideally with a mixed focus on infrastructure and development projects and services
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in information security   
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a relevant field of work  preferred
• experience coding in at least one of the following languages:  PowerShell, Python, JavaScript  
• Has experience with large-scale log aggregation and SIEM technologies, such as Splunk, ELK, AlienVault or ArcSight  
• A strong understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems (Windows, macOS, and Linux), networks, cloud applications, and infrastructure  
• An expert understanding of the key controls required for secure operation of these systems   
• Experience and knowledge of working in an Azure environment  
• Demonstrate an organized and methodical approach to making improvements on past organizations security programs  
• Has designed and maintained controls to support the secure delivery of applications through continuous development and continuou