Senior Security Developer, Orchestration
New York, NY

Job Description

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Mobile Communications (USA) Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC., Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com.

Position Summary:

Sony Corporation of America (SCA), is seeking a Senior Security Developer, to join the Global Information Security Department (GISD) located in Herndon, VA. This position will report to the Senior Manager, Mission Engineering - Automation & Orchestration, and be a core team member of the group responsible for streamlining SOC security functions. This role is also responsible for ensuring the effective use of application, integration and operation of key security products utilized within GISD.

Responsibilities:

* Handle systems administration of Linux and Windows servers in hybrid data center environment
* Design and implement new features to reduce mean-time-to-resolution of security events
* Assist in developing an automated framework for Security Tool deployment and development
* Leverage various scripting languages, Open-source and COTs products
* Work closely with the Security Operations (SOC) team to develop new and innovative SOC, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence use cases.
* Convert use cases into automation Pipelines using COTS and open-source products.
* Develop custom courses of action / workflows to enhance pipeline automated responses
* Act as the point of contact between the SOC/Threat/IR and automation team to solve complex problems
* Help automate specific SOC roles/functions out of existence
* Develop, test, and implement out-of-the-box approaches to identify malicious and suspicious behavior
* Identify integration opportunities between the various siloed tools to help create a unified and streamlined ecosystem
* Help create, enhance and continuously update documentation and knowledge base (eg: user guides, quick starts, documentation, blog posts, demos)
* Increase the speed of our Dev team's ability to deliver features to production while working with other DevOps Automation Engineers
* Contribute to the development of usage metrics to help show effectiveness

Qualifications:

* Minimum 5 years' experience in Information Technology
* Minimum 3 years' experience in a security operations focused environment
* Minimum 3+ years' experience in one or more of the following: Java, Python, Ruby, Bash
* Minimum 1+ year of experience working with enterprise container platforms such as Docker
* Bachelor's degree in management, computer science, computer engineering, cyber security, information technology or related subject matter or equivalent professional experience
* Experience supporting incident response in a malware, host, network, forensics or log analyst role
* Hands-on experience with Airflow and Kubernetes a plus
* Experience interacting with APIs to automate processes
* Experience consuming REST APIs
* Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps and agile principles
* Ability to identify and automate common and repeatable tasks/processes
* Experience with Linux environments
* Experience with virtualization technologies a plus
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Sound problem resolution, judgment, negotiating and decision-making skills
* Strong work ethic and commitment to accomplish assigned tasks
* All candidates must be authorized to work in the USA

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Corporation of America

Sony Corporation of America provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at careers@sonyusa.com or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, Human Resources Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Please indicate the position you are applying for.