Security Engineer, Security Operations
Riot Games3 days ago
Dublin, IrelandMid Level
Responsibilities
- Probe, research, and analyze security risks affecting Riot Games and its players.
- Triage and investigate security events, including malware, exploits, and other threats.
- Support detection engineering by identifying exploits, threats, and mitigations.
- Contribute to Riot’s global Security Operations roadmap.
- Support incident remediation, eradication, investigation, and lessons learned.
- Act as the European team’s escalation point for security events and investigations.
- Travel occasionally as part of a global security team.
Requirements
- At least 2 years of experience in Security Operations or Incident Response.
- Hands-on experience with malware detection and analysis, memory analysis, or disk forensics.
- Understanding of network threat lifecycles, attack vectors, exploitation methods, and advanced attackers’ tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Ability to automate common tasks using Python, PowerShell, Go, or a similar scripting language.
- Understanding of endpoint incident detection and response, firewalls, networking, operating systems, and related security technologies.
- Ability to communicate effectively in distributed teams.
- Preferred experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, SoftLayer, or private clouds.
- Preferred experience with SIEMs, EDR tools, detection engineering, threat hunting, or threat intelligence.
- GCFE, GCFA, GNFA, or GCIH certification is a plus.
Benefits
- Open paid time off and flexible work schedules.
- Medical, dental, and life insurance.
- Parental leave for the employee, spouse or domestic partner, and children.
- Retirement benefits with a company match.
- Matching donations of time and money to nonprofit charitable organizations.
- Occasional travel is expected as part of the global team.
About Riot Games
Riot Games develops and publishes online multiplayer games for PC and mobile, including League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift. The company operates free-to-play titles monetized via in-game purchases and runs global esports leagues and events around its franchises. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Riot is a subsidiary of Tencent with offices worldwide.