Software Security Engineer, SecEngOps

Company Description

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams — People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more — provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block.

Job Description

Security Operations and Assurance (SOA) are responsible for protecting Block systems, users & customers; encouraging our employees to behave securely; identifying security threats; and responding to incidents. SOA provides world class security assurance and operations orchestration to our customers, partners, products, infrastructure and employees. Our customers expect us to protect their data and assets. As Block grows and expands, cyber security will play an increasingly important role in preventing disruption and protecting our reputation.

The Security Engineering & Operations team (SecEngOps) within SOA is composed of software engineers, who are not only focused and passionate about designing, implementing and maintaining software and services but also monitoring and improving their operational posture - SLA / SLO for uptime, service reliability, performance and deployment automation. This team is a foundational team in SOA and provides engineering and operational support to all its functions - Detection & Response, Corporate Security, Threat Intelligence and Insider Threat.

 

You will: 

• Use your creativity and expertise to build scalable cloud-native data pipelines and detection systems that delight 
• Collaborate as a team to iterate towards our best - such as reviewing code changes, suggesting process improvements, and offering design ideas 
• Participate in our on call rotation to ensure our platform and customers have support when they need it the most

Qualifications

You have: 

• 2+ years of industry experience as a programer, developer, SWE, or similar job roles.
• A strong interest in security and growing your career in the direction of InfoSec (prior experience in InfoSec not required).
• Comfortable working with outside teams to address problems and determine priorities.
• Experience using cloud-native technologies for data processing.
• Experience working in or with SRE or security detection and response teams.

Technologies we use and teach:

• Google Cloud Platform products such as Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, and Google Kubernetes Engine 
• Amazon Web Services products such as Cloudtrail, Simple Queue Service, Simple Notification Service, and Lambda 
• Programming Languages: Ruby, Go, Java 

Additional Information

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Zone A: USD $167,300 - USD $204,500
Zone B: USD $158,900 - USD $194,300
Zone C: USD $150,600 - USD $184,000
Zone D: USD $142,200 - USD $173,800

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Benefits include the following:

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement Plans including company match 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Wellness programs, including access to mental health, 1:1 financial planners, and a monthly wellness allowance 
• Paid parental and caregiving leave
• Paid time off
• Learning and Development resources
• Paid Life insurance, AD&D. and disability benefits 
• Perks such as WFH reimbursements and free access to caregiving, legal, and discounted resources 

This role is also eligible to participate in Block's equity plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies, and may be eligible for a sign-on bonus. Sales roles may be eligible to participate in a commission plan subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies. Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.

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