Senior Security Engineer - Threat Intelligence

Snowflake has developed a world class cloud data platform that is effective, affordable and accessible to all data users. You will be responsible for helping to enhance Snowflake’s Threat Intelligence Program and extending the reach and impact of Threat Intelligence here at Snowflake. The ideal candidate will assist stakeholders in making informed, knowledgeable and data driven decisions based on actionable threat intelligence. You will be responsible for monitoring APTs, criminal organizations, ransomware groups and other threat actors targeting cloud-native environments such as Snowflake. You will collaborate with cross functional teams of industry leading experts to include security architects, software developers, cloud security engineers, detection and response engineers, security analysts and other information security professionals to secure Snowflake’s product and corporate environment.

What you will do: 

• Help influence and expand the Threat Intelligence program at Snowflake
• Engineer solutions to increase the efficiency and impact of the Threat Intelligence program
• Operationalize threat intelligence and help prioritize security initiatives in partnership with the relevant security teams and stakeholders
• Identify, profile and track threat actors targeting Snowflake and Snowflake’s users, partners and customers
• Process and analyze threat intelligence data in order to deliver relevant, actionable findings and be able to clearly articulate their impact to leadership and other stakeholders
• Monitor alerts and notifications of threat events affecting Snowflake
• Produce intelligence reports and assessments based on external events and internal stakeholder requirements

What you will need to succeed: 

• Strong background in adversary intelligence, supply-chain intelligence, domain intelligence, identity intelligence, and operationalizing threat informed defense
• Strong understanding of today’s threat actor ecosystem, to include the deep and dark web markets, forums and related platforms that enable and sustain contemporary threat actors 
• Solid experience writing code—whether that’s in software engineering, data engineering, or building automations
• Strong understanding and experience with enterprise security systems and controls
• Possess a risk based approach to cyber security and a clear understanding of how to apply threat intelligence to reduce overall organizational risk 
• Significant experience researching threat actor’s TTPs, ideology, preferred targets, etc and mapping these risks to a global organization
• Experience with OSINT tools, data sources and investigative methodologies
• Excellent communication and analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
• In-depth understanding of threat hunting and threat detection methodologies
• Automation first mindset, with the ability to automate repetitive manual tasks.
• The ability to drive the full automation lifecycle - identify automation opportunities, building and maintaining them.

Preferred but not required: 

• Computer Science Degree.
• Python or Golang experience
• Experience with data engineering solutions and working with platforms like Snowflake.

Why you should work with us:

• Leverage the the full power of Snowflake to analyze vast troves of data and conduct investigations at scale
• Join a high impact team of security experts to scale security at one of the fastest-growing software companies ever
• You enjoy scaling security initiatives at a global scale
• We are laser focused on doing security better, and do not tolerate the status quo
• We are a great team that combines a diverse set of backgrounds and skills
• You enjoy a fast paced environment where we are all invested in each other’s success and growth

About the Threat Intelligence and Detection Team:

The Threat Intelligence Team at Snowflake operates with a vision of proactively detecting threats based on risk and data driven decisions. Our mission is to proactively detect threat actors through threat intelligence and build capabilities to identify threats at early stages before they impact the business. 

BENEFITS

Snowflake is excited to offer a variety of benefits for our employees in Poland. For all details on benefits and perks you're eligible for as well as resources to help you understand your coverage, please review the following:

• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Mental Health Support
• Employee Capital Plan (PPK)
• Life Insurance
• Gym reimbursement / Multisport
• Phone reimbursement
• Modern Family Benefits
• Family Planning, Maternity/Paternity and Parenting Support with Maven
• Rethink: Parenting and family support for children with developmental disabilities or learning, social, or behavioral challenges.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
• Global Parental Leave
• And also: free lunch, breakfasts, snacks & coffee in the office
• Internal trainings, parties.