Platform Security Engineer

Company Description

Join our NBCUniversal EPIC Legal Team! EPIC symbolizes key foundational principles as we strive to be extraordinary partners to our businesses in an evolving environment. Here at NBCU Legal, we are Expert Partners who provide Inspiring and Creative solutions to our clients. We are subject-matter experts who collaborate with our legal colleagues and clients to guide, solve and push for our collective success. We inspire by bringing optimism and positivity to our work, and apply strategic and innovative thinking to support our businesses.

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

NBCUniversal’s Intellectual Property Analytics, Operations, and Technology  (IPAOT) team supports NBCUniversal’s content globally with four key areas: (1) developing more secure and scalable frameworks for Internet-based video distribution, (2) improving security technologies and processes in content production and distribution, (3) addressing voluminous copyright infringements on websites, apps and protocols, and (4) analyzing data to measure and understand the drivers of unlicensed video consumption on the Internet.

IPAOT group is looking for a passionate problem solver who will assist in safeguarding our streaming platforms and associated applications to help protect our video players and streaming technology against piracy, content theft, and security threats. This role will be working with our architecture teams to design and implement robust security measures, proactively identify vulnerabilities, and effectively communicate risks to the business.

Responsibilities

• Analyze streaming technologies and platforms utilized by the company and ensure they are meeting the appropriate security requirements
• Conduct regular security assessments and audits of streaming infrastructure to include penetration testing
• Collaborate with engineering, legal and development teams to integrate security best practices into the streaming architecture, including DRM and encryption protocols
• Monitor and analyze security incidents including video stream-ripping and DRM bypass attempts, providing timely responses to vulnerabilities and breaches
• Communicate security risks and findings to business stakeholders, distilling complex technical details in actionable insights.
• Stay up to date with latest trends in streaming technology, threats and DRM solutions
• Ensure code obfuscation techniques and anti-tamper measures are implemented and are robust

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years experience in platform security, cloud security, or infrastructure security
• Programming and reverse engineering experience, ability to analyze how piracy tools and stream-ripping software work. Proficiency in Python, Javascript, or a scripting language for automation is required.
• Expertise in streaming technologie