Senior Security Operations Center (SOC) Engineer

FINRA • Rockville, MD

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

FINRA is seeking an experienced Senior Security Engineer to join our Security Operations team. This role is critical in implementing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise-level endpoint security solutions and security platforms across our organization. The ideal candidate will have extensive hands-on experience with security tools, cloud environments, and a strong foundation in systems administration. The candidate has experience working in a SOC environment. Essential Job Functions: · Implement, deploy, and maintain enterprise endpoint security platforms in a large-scale enterprise environment, preferably supporting endpoints across multiple security development lifecycles (SDLCs). Experience with leading EDR/XDR technologies is essential, including but not limited to: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE), Microsoft Defender for Identity (MDI), Qualys, Carbon Black, CrowdStrike, Trellix, SentinelOne, and Jamf Protect. · Configure and maintain endpoint security solutions across multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and other cloud platforms as required by organizational infrastructure. · Perform OS and network-level troubleshooting and testing on all security tools · Support security analysis and incident response activities in collaboration with CIS staff · Migrate and decommission legacy security platforms while ensuring business continuity · Maintain security tools across Development, QC, and Production environments · Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance FINRA's security posture · Apply established and ad hoc processes and techniques to identify, validate, prioritize, and track security risks. · Operate and monitor established security controls. · Identify control deficiencies and make appropriate recommendations. · Ensure that controls are operating effectively; resolve operating discrepancies. · Identify, evaluate, and recommend new security technologies, techniques, and tools. · Define, review, and promote information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures. · Lead/Co-lead internal process improvement initiatives. Provide feedback on processes by offering suggestions. · Mentor and supervise junior staff in project-level tasks. · Ensure all work products meets /exceeds FINRA standards. o Demonstration of FINRA’s values. o Collaboration, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA’s mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the securities/financial services industry; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in positions of increasing responsibilities.
• Minimum five (5) years supervisory experience required.
• Demonstrated project management, process improvement, understanding of surveillance development lifecycle and goal attainment skills.
• Extensive working knowledge of FINRA, MSRB and other SRO rules and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
• Working knowledge of data analytics and data analytic platforms (e.g., Power Bi and Dataiku)
• Demonstrated ability to lead regulatory program and produce outstanding measurable results.
• Requires excellent written and verbal communications skills, including interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent detail orientation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with security incident response and analysis
• Relevant security certifications and vendor-specific training, such as CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator (CCFA), Microsoft MD-102/SC-200, SentinelOne S1-201, Palo Alto Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE), Jamf 370, or equivalent professional credentials.
• ITIL training or certification
• Database knowledge (Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server)
• Familiarity with storage solutions (EMC, NetApp, NAS/SAN)
• Knowledge of container security and Kubernetes operations

Responsibilities

• Implement, deploy, and maintain enterprise endpoint security platforms in a large-scale enterprise environment, preferably supporting endpoints across multiple security development lifecycles (SDLCs).
• Configure and maintain endpoint security solutions across multi-cloud environments, including AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and other cloud platforms as required by organizational infrastructure.
• Perform OS and network-level troubleshooting and testing on all security tools
• Support security analysis and incident response activities in collaboration with CIS staff
• Migrate and decommission legacy security platforms while ensuring business continuity
• Maintain security tools across Development, QC, and Production environments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance FINRA's security posture
• Apply established and ad hoc processes and techniques to identify, validate, prioritize, and track security risks.
• Operate and monitor established security controls.
• Identify control deficiencies and make appropriate recommendations.
• Ensure that controls are operating effectively; resolve operating discrepancies.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new security technologies, techniques, and tools.
• Define, review, and promote information security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Lead/Co-lead internal process improvement initiatives. Provide feedback on processes by offering suggestions.
• Mentor and supervise junior staff in project-level tasks.
• Ensure all work products meets /exceeds FINRA standards.

Benefits

• Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
• Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law.
• As part of its dedication to employee wellness, FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance.
• Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.
• FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.
• Time Off and Paid Leave FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year).
• Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule).
• Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment).
• Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level