DailyPay

Worktech

SecurityOperationsEngineer

$112–175k Portland, Maine, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Security Operations Engineer at DailyPay. Skills: Security Operations, Threat Detection, Incident Triage, Security Alert Monitoring. Monitoring security alerts. Triaging potential threats”

What You'll Achieve.

Protect our organization’s data; Refine our defensive posture

Industry & Context.

Worktech
Problems you'll solve

Analytical Mindset; Ability to correlate disparate data points to identify patterns of malicious behavior

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Foundational understanding of the TCP/IP stack and common protocols (HTTP, DNS), Familiarity with macOS, and Linux operating systems, Ability to correlate disparate data points to identify patterns of malicious behavior, Written skills for documenting incident findings and communicating with employees regarding security policy, A "student of the game" mentality—staying up to date with the latest threat actor TTPs (Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures)

Nice to Have

Phishing Analysis & Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Identity & Access Monitoring, Security Alert Triage, Vulnerability & Health Checks

What You'll Do.

Monitoring security alerts

Triaging potential threats

Protecting organization's data

Investigating suspicious activity

Refining defensive posture

Review and analyze reported suspicious emails

Perform header analysis

and attachment detonation to identify malicious intent

Execute remediation steps

such as purging malicious emails from the environment

Monitor DLP consoles for unauthorized movement of sensitive data

Investigate incidents involving PII or intellectual property

Work with business units to distinguish between legitimate workflows and policy violations

Investigate potential Account Takeover (ATO) alerts

Verify user activity and coordinate password resets or session revocations when compromises are suspected

Monitor the SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) for alerts across endpoints

and cloud environments

Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) to escalate high-severity incidents to Tier 2/3 analysts

Assist in routine scans and ensure security agents are healthy and reporting correctly across the fleet

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with senior engineers; Work with business units to distinguish between legitimate workflows and policy violations

Communication Scope

Written skills for documenting incident findings; Communicating with employees regarding security policy

Full Job Description

About Us: DailyPay is transforming the way people get paid. As a worktech company and the industry’s leading on demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America’s top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace. DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast. For more information, visit DailyPay's Press Center. http://www.dailypay.com/press THE ROLE: We are looking for a vigilant, detail-oriented Security Operations (SecOps) Engineer to join our security team. In this role, you will be the first line of defense, monitoring security alerts and triaging potential threats. You’ll work closely with senior engineers to protect our organization’s data, investigate suspicious activity, and refine our defensive posture. This is an ideal role for a proactive problem-solver looking to launch a career in cybersecurity. If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications. HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: - Phishing Analysis & Response: - Review and analyze reported suspicious emails. - Perform header analysis, URL sandboxing, and attachment detonation to identify malicious intent. - Execute remediation steps, such as purging malicious emails from the environment. - Data Loss Prevention (DLP): - Monitor DLP consoles for unauthorized movement of sensitive data. - Investigate incidents involving PII or intellectual property. - Work with business units to distinguish between legitimate workflows and policy violations. - Identity & Access Monitoring: - Investigate potential Account Takeover (ATO) alerts. - Verify user activity and coordinate password resets or session revocations when compromises are suspected. - Security A

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