Lead Security Operations Engineer, Global Cybersecurity

Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Toronto, ON and will be expected to comply with their team's hybrid work schedule requirements.

Who We Are:

Wayfair is the online leader for home furnishings and décor. Through technology and innovation, Wayfair makes it possible for shoppers to quickly and easily find exactly what they want from a selection of more than 8 million items across home furnishings, décor, home improvement, housewares and more. 

Wayfair operates a growing Security Operations Center and we’re looking for a talented Security Engineer to join and help grow our team. Our Security Operations team is tasked with monitoring and protecting Wayfair from an ever growing number of security risks, and finding new and creative ways to do so. We have a strong focus on engineering and innovation, and are seeking individuals who love to find new problems and hate fixing the same problem twice.

Interested in learning more about Wayfair’s Engineering community? 

• Check out our Wayfair Tech Blog: https://www.aboutwayfair.com/careers/tech-blog. 
• Aaron Peck leads our Global Cybersecurity team

What You’ll Do:

• In this role you will work closely with the cyber security organization to build monitoring and response tooling and processes to improve our monitoring and response capabilities
• Logging - Get all security relevant cloud, infrastructure and application logs parsed, and  into our SIEM
• Detection - Setup detection and prevention rules and policies, POC and deploy tools that help with detection, tune/audit deployed rules/policies in security tools on true and false positives, setting up a detection framework, threat intel framework/program, ATO detection program/framework etc.
• Response - Build plan and procedures for Incident Response, create playbooks to be followed, automate response, develop/deploy malware analysis tools and techniques, forensic tools and techniques to capture evidence/malware, POC and deploy tools that help with response, integrate with customer service teams and engineering teams etc.
• Build security alerts & dashboards in various incident response tools. Monitor for suspicious activities/alerts in the cloud/infrastructure/application from various sources such as internal reports from employees as well as external reports such as customers/social media, vendors, partners, bug bounty programs etc., deployed/integrated security tools, data visualization tools etc.
• Analyze these suspicious activities/alerts including malware analysis and forensics
• Respond to security alerts and incidents, respond to novel issues and  take appropriate action to remediate and resolve 

We Are a Match Because You Have:

• 5+ years experience working in cyber security operations
• Thorough understanding of the threat landscape, the latest security trends, attack vectors for corporate and cloud environments, and how build detection and response tooling to identify and respond to malicious actors
• Experience with building and scaling SOAR/SIEM technologies
• Experience with incident detection and remediation
• Strong working knowledge of threat vectors, vulnerabilities, and what anomalies to look for
• Strong working knowledge of Linux and/or Windows logs & indicators
• One or more scripting languages to automate or build features,  Python, or PowerShell preferred.
• Hands-on Experience with incident response and monitoring tools, such as SIEM, EDR, Firewall Management.
• Excellent communication skills, especially the ability to communicate security risks in “business” rather than purely “engineering”
• Strong understanding of cyber security best practices and frameworks such as NIST, MITRE, ATT&CK Framework, and OWASP Top 10

Why You’ll Love Wayfair:

• Time Off:
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health & Wellness:
  • Full Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA)
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Protection (Short Term & Long Term Disability) 
  • Global Wellbeing: Gym/Fitness discounts (including US Peloton, Global ClassPass, and various regional gym memberships)
  • Mental Health Support (Global Mental Health, Global Wayhealthy Recordings)
  • Caregiver Services
• Financial Growth & Security:
  • RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
  • Tuition Reimbursement 
  • Financial Health Education (Knowledge of Financial Education - KOFE)
  • Tax Advantaged Accounts
• Family Support:
  • Family Planning Support
  • Parental Leave
  • Global Surrogacy & Adoption Policy
• Professional Development & Recognition:
  • Rewards & Recognition 
  • Global Employee Anniversary Awards 
  • Paid Volunteer Work 
• Unique Perks:
  • Employee Discount 
  • U.S. Bluebikes Membership
  • Global Pod Outings
• Work/Life Balance:
  • Emphasizing a supportive & flexible work environment that encourages a balance between personal and professional commitments 

We are looking forward to your application!

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Need Assistance?

For more information about applying for a career at Wayfair, visit our FAQ page here. 

About Wayfair Inc.

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are interested in retaining your data for a period of 12 months to consider you for suitable positions within Wayfair. Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (which can found here: https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions regarding our processing of your personal data, please contact us at [email protected]. If you would rather not have us retain your data please contact us anytime at [email protected].

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

Need Assistance?

For more information about applying for a career at Wayfair, visit our FAQ page here. 

About Wayfair Inc.Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are interested in retaining your data for a period of 12 months to consider you for suitable positions within Wayfair. Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (which can found here: https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions regarding our processing of your personal data, please contact us at [email protected]. If you would rather not have us retain your data please contact us anytime at [email protected].