Cyber Security Analyst - Americas

Intuition Machines uses AI/ML to build enterprise security products. We apply our research to systems that serve hundreds of millions of people, with a team distributed around the world. You are probably familiar with our best-known product, the hCaptcha security suite. Our approach is simple: low overhead, small teams, and rapid iteration.

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you will leverage your expertise in bot detection, web traffic analysis, and deep behavioral analytics to identify and investigate anomalous activities within our hCaptcha SaaS security platform. Your primary responsibilities will include conducting advanced investigations of potential automated and human threats, analyzing complex patterns and behaviors, and developing actionable insights to enhance our security posture. Working closely with other teams, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of our AI/ML detection and response capabilities, ensuring that our platform remains resilient against evolving cybersecurity challenges.

Using AI: Coding agents are indisputably useful tools. We provide access to the top 3 models, and were early adopters of evals-first development flows. Familiarity with coding using agents is part of all interviews. However, reliability and correctness are critical for us. You will need to read and understand every line of code with your name on it, and it will be reviewed by both people and machines.

What will you do:

• Monitor, identify and analyze events from a range of sources to spot threats and respond to such incidents with a sense of urgency.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams to accomplish tasks.
• Assist in the collection of metrics to measure the efficiency of Security Operations functions.
• Audit the effectiveness of security measures to check if the systems meet the Security compliance norms.
• Assist in implementation of security policies and procedures.
• Fine-tune of the process and eventually update standard operating procedures for the team.
• Participate in various stages of incident investigations and threat hunting engagements.
• Work closely with internal company teams such as Product, Customer Success, etc.

What we are looking for:

• Exposure to web and API security, coding standards, WAFs, advanced persistent threat actors, botnets (off the shelf and custom) and attack mitigation.
• Hands-on SQL proficiency is a must-have.
• Knowledge of managing, securing and preparing production web environments with tools like Kubernetes.
• Familiar with Threat Hunting - Web/ API, web hacking, web data analysis or WAF hands-on experience.
• In-depth knowledge of the web technology and web application security field.
• Deep understanding of the cybersecurity threat landscape, and the attacker mindset.
• Experience in scripting and programming (JavaScript, Python, etc.).
• Interest in keeping up with industry trends and market demands to recommend product enhancements and new sources of intelligence.
• Demonstrated interest in working with data and metrics as applied to security.
• Be a great collaborator and communicator, stay curious and enjoy innovating. Nothing stands still in security.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with open source analytics and visualization tools like Grafana, Redash.
• Experience red-teaming, especially developing bot-nets and whitehat hacking.
• Hands on knowledge on Web security modules and secure configuration.
• Hands-on experience and proficiency in API test automation and standardization.
• Experience and solid knowledge on computer and network security.
• Integrating security into build automation, deployment automation, test automation, SDLC orchestration, environment management, monitoring, and production.
• Mentor development teams, review pull requests, and guide evolution of the development pipeline.
• Experience with modern application packaging, deployment, containerisation, bug tracking tools and other supporting tools (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Familiar with ISMS (ISO/IEC 27001), SOC2, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls and Open Web Application Security Project.

What we offer:

• Fully remote position with flexible working hours.
• An inspiring team of colleagues spread all over the world.
• Pleasant, modern development and deployment workflows: ship early, ship often.
• High impact: lots of users, happy customers, high growth, and cutting edge R&D.
• Flat organization, direct interaction with customer teams.

We celebrate equality of opportunity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. Join us as we transform cybersecurity, user privacy, and machine learning online!

Please note that all positions require pre-employment screening, including third-party verification of work history, education, and identity, as well as a final in-person interview and identity verification step, which will be conducted in your country of residence.

Originally posted on Himalayas