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Forward Deployed Security Engineer

Stripe
Location
Dublin
Posted
14 days ago
Department
8611 Security Analytics
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 10+ years of experience leading security or fraud incident response
  • B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Expert knowledge of Python and SQL, and familiarity with other programming languages
  • Existing experience with log analysis, network security, digital forensics, and incident response investigations
  • Proven ability to build automated response workflows, leverage threat intelligence, and make risk mitigation recommendations
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment with minimal oversight
Nice to have
  • Broad expertise across fraud and abuse mitigation, risk management, product trust, and threat intelligence in a complex platform environment
  • An adversarial mindset, understanding the goals, behaviors, and TTPs of threat actors
  • Experience with engineering, data processing and analysis tools
  • Familiarity with common open-source frameworks for big data processing and/or data science
  • Experience with tactical threat intelligence and/or hunting for sophisticated threat actors in an enterprise environment
What the job really is

As a Forward Deployed Security Engineer at Stripe, you will actively respond to live fraud and abuse incidents, investigating high-risk activities and neutralizing threats to safeguard the financial ecosystem. Your role involves collaborating with impacted merchants to improve their security posture, developing incident response strategies, and serving as a liaison with legal teams and threat intelligence communities.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Role involves high-pressure incident response
  • Requires strong cross-functional communication skills
  • Work is primarily across European time zones, which may affect work-life balance
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