Security Incident Response Engineer

### **About Us** Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day. We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on [LinkedIn](https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchLinkedinJD) and [X](https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchTwitterJD), and discover the projects we’re solving on our [Blog](https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchBlogJD). Be sure to explore our [Interviewing Guide](https://link.twitch.tv/TwitchInterviewingJD) to learn how to ace our interview process. ### **About the Role** Twitch is looking for a Security Incident Response Engineer to join our SIRT. Reporting to the SIRT Manager, you'll be at the heart of our mission to find, handle, and learn from security incidents across our global platform. We're looking for engineers who thrive coordinating response to emerging issues in information security who are ready to level up our defense. If you're passionate about protecting the Twitch community and solving complex security puzzles, we want to hear from you! You can work from San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; or Seattle, WA. ### **You Will:** - Participate in an on-call rotation that includes your peers on the Security Incident Response Team - Qualify reports or alerts of activity as security incidents using clear guidelines that establish what a security incident is - Evaluate the potential and realized impact of security incidents to Twitch - Analyze threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures - Participate or create information sharing groups; communicate securely and responsibly - Write and follow clear procedures so that our work can be accountable, repeated, measured, and improved - Communicate with peers and leadership about timeline of a security related event with what potential and realized impact, how we discovered it, and how we're handling it - Coordinate security incident response activities with affected teams to do the right thing for our customers and our organization - Investigate, document, and implement agentic detection, enrichment, triage, response, and communication automations in every day processes - Lead lessons learned discussions and help teams effect change across the business that reduces incident recurrence ### **You Have:** - 3+ years relevant experience doing information security work or equivalent BS degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related fields - Automation experience using scripting or programming languages (Go, Python, Ruby, Shell, or Perl) - Ability to securely design and implement AI/ML-driven playbooks to automate common security operations - Experience coordinating responses to security incidents - Knowledge of security issues and threat landscape - Background in cloud, host, network, and application security - Familiarity with common Incident Response frameworks or lifecycle models like NIST-800-61, ISO/IEC 27035, etc. ### **Bonus Points** - B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Security, or a related technical discipline - Experience and familiarity with streaming and content creation - Experience handling security incidents in hybrid cloud environment (AWS, GCP) and conducting log dives on cloud telemetry like CloudTrail - Passion and excitement for Twitch ### **Perks** - Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance - 401(k) - Maternity & Parental Leave - Flexible PTO - Amazon Employee Discount *Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.* *Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.* Job ID: TW9286 The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at . US, WA, Seattle - Annually $159,300—$202,400 USD US, CA, San Francisco - Annually $166,600—$212,800 USD US, CA, Irvine - Annually $159,300—$202,400 USD *Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.* *Twitch values your privacy. 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