Senior Engineer Detection & Response

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.
 

Position Summary

Sony Corporation of America is seeking a Senior Engineer Detection & Response to fill a cybersecurity hybrid role primarily focusing on security monitoring, automation, detection engineering, and incident response. This position will operate as part of a geographically dispersed Cyber Defense Team within the Global Security Incident Response Team (GSIRT), with the ability to work independently while maintaining strong communication and collaboration across the team. This role involves working as an internal expert to Sony’s operating companies, providing guidance and support to meet their security needs, and assisting with projects where needed. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Security Monitoring & Automation: 

• Perform security monitoring and incident response activities across the Sony Group’s global networks, leveraging a variety of tools and techniques

• Investigate security events and incidents including initial infection vector determination, damage assessment, and creation and identification of new indicators of compromise (IOC’s) which are fed back into a larger detection security stack.

• Assist with the development and documentation of automation to streamline and improve operational efficiencies by identifying processes, creating their workflow, and converting them to playbook for automation.

Incident Response & Digital Forensics

• Detect incidents through proactive “hunting” across security-relevant data sets

• Collect and analyze information from various data sources to assist in analyzing potential threats         

• Assist with computer forensic examinations, including preservation, acquisition, and analysis of digital evidence where necessary

• Document incident response and forensic analysis activities through standard operating procedures to ensure consistency in approach across analyst teams

Detection Engineering

• Research, contribute to, and maintain detection capabilities for the latest threats across SIEM correlations and security tool signatures. 

• Contribute to and participate in efforts to improve effectiveness, advancing technical capabilities at pace with the latest threats and reducing exposure time

• Support and integrate with incident response, threat intelligence, and overall security strategy as needed. 

• Generate and maintain high quality documentation of research and analysis results, including processes and findings clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences

Internal Consultancy & other projects

• Act as the point of contact for operating companies, assisting with coordination and collaboration amongst other internal GSIRT groups. 

• Provide expert guidance and develop tailored security plans to address specific requirements. 

• Participate in IR tabletop exercises serving as an incident responder to help identify gaps, improve skills and responsiveness, and consistent communication with stakeholders

Process Development: 

• Establish and document new processes and procedures. 

• Continuously improve existing processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined above

Required Skills and Qualifications: 

Experience: 

• Proficiency in responding to security incidents on Windows, MacOS, and Linux operating systems.

• At least 5 years of experience performing hands-on log analysis in support of incident response OR applicable training/certification 

• Proficiency in responding to security incidents on various platforms, including but not limited to cloud IaaS and SaaS platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP, or M365) M365/Azure experience is preferred.

• At least 2 years of experience developing threat detection content in support of incident response. 

• At least 2 years of experience with Splunk preferred

• Experience creating detection content using Splunk Enterprise Security is strongly preferred

• All candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

Technical Skills: 

• Strong understanding and experience with SIEM, endpoint, and network technologies for security operations  

• Understanding of Windows and Linux operating systems, as well as command line tools. 

• Understanding of Cloud architecture and security monitoring of cloud environments 

• Strong interest in Endpoint Detect Response (EDR) technologies (preference given to candidates with experience with CrowdStrike and Microsoft Defender). 

• Knowledge of security orchestration and automation tools and techniques. 

• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and tools is preferred.

• Experience in creating automated workflows for vulnerability management and remediation is preferred.

Soft Skills: 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills. 

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities. 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 

• Comfortable with reaching out to and consulting with internal stakeholders. 

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

SCA will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Corporation of America

Sony Corporation of America provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at careers@sonyusa.com or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, Human Resources Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Please indicate the position you are applying for.