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Security Operations Specialist

A Career with Point72's Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Lead investigations into sophisticated cyber threats and shape defensive actions that protect the critical technology environment at the firm

Serve as incident commander for high or critical incidents by coordinating response actions, driving timely decisions, and keeping stakeholders aligned

Analyze and correlate security telemetry, log data, and threat intelligence to identify malicious activity and determine organizational impact

Develop threat intelligence reports that explain findings, mitigations, confidence levels, and implications for security operations

Create dashboards and visualizations that help security teams detect patterns, prioritize risks, and improve response decisions

Hunt for advanced adversary activity by applying analytics, network diagrams, and system knowledge to identify hidden threats

Partner with development teams to define requirements and enhancements for security capabilities, analytics, and operational tools

Document investigative findings and lessons learned to continually strengthen detection logic, response procedures, and security tradecraft

Brief technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership on active threats, incident status, and recommended actions

WHAT’S REQUIRED

10+ years of experience in intelligence, information security, network forensics, insider threat, or security operations

Specific understanding of key global threat areas affecting financial institutions, advanced persistent threats, and cyber actor motives and actions

Experience with Splunk and creating visualizations and dashboards for security monitoring and investigations

Exceptional ability to analyze, correlate, and synthesize threat data from diverse sources into clear investigative conclusions

Proven ability to perform log file analysis and produce threat intelligence reports covering findings, mitigations, and confidence levels

Extensive experience applying advanced analytics, network diagrams, and related knowledge to understand systems, networks, environments, and adversaries

Ability to work with development teams and clearly articulate requirements and enhancements for security capabilities and tools

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting and presentations for technical and non-technical audiences

Ability to document findings and create detailed reports that help keep security tradecraft current

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

Fully-paid health care benefits

Generous parental and family leave policies

Volunteer opportunities

Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community

Mental and physical wellness programs

Tuition assistance

A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/ .

The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.