POSITION SUMMARY: The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, Incident Response &amp; SOC is a hands-on leader who is accountable and responsible for continuous monitoring and appropriate response to all Information Security vulnerabilities and incidents (potential &amp; actual) at Natera including detection, response and recovery from these Information Security Incidents. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: <ul> <li> Define, scale and streamline InfoSec Incident response and vulnerability management capabilities for improved effectiveness and efficiency. </li> <li> Drive towards continuous improvement in proactive management of vulnerabilities and potential security incidents including vulnerability scanning, threat hunting, identification and acting on anomalous activity based on improvement in processes, tools and techniques. </li> <li> Lead and perform end-to-end incident response for all types of security events including collaboration with external SOC and law enforcement as needed. </li> <li> Manage the day-to-day operation of the vulnerability management program, including vulnerability scanning, testing, reporting and Work with stakeholders as necessary to develop vulnerability remediation strategies. </li> <li> Perform detailed analysis and risk evaluation of vulnerabilities, attack vectors, attack surfaces and detection avoidance tactics. </li> <li> Constantly strive to improve earlier detection, response, and recovery operations by conducting a lesson learned exercise and communicate with Senior Management in IT and business. </li> <li> Ensure appropriate evidence handling and chain of custody for security incidents. </li> <li> Develop &amp; enhance appropriate incident &amp; vulnerability management dashboards in SIEM &amp; and other tools to be able to report regularly on Vulnerability Risk and Security Incidents on an ongoing basis. </li> <li> Monitor external event sources for emerging vulnerabilities, threats and attack scenarios and influence/assist the other Information Security, Engineering, and IT teams to build appropriate controls to combat these threats. </li> <li> Collaborate with external Threat Intelligence sources to stay ahead of the threats before they can potentially impact Natera. </li> <li> Establish and maintain excellent working relationships/partnerships with the broader IT organization and business units. </li> </ul> QUALIFICATIONS: <ul> <li> B.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. </li> <li> Minimum of 5 years of related experience, which includes a minimum of 3+ years of specific experience in large enterprise information security operations technologies, tools and processes. </li> <li> Current Industry certificates:  PNSE, CEH, Security+, CCNA/CCNP, CISSP, etc. preferred. </li> </ul> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: <ul> <li> Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to convey security concepts to non-technical audiences (e.g. senior and executive management, internal customers) </li> <li> Ability to act as a Business Systems Analyst and clearly articulate and elicit business requirements and use-cases in a manner that is technology agnostic </li> <li> Recent experience with the AWS and Google security stack  </li> <li> Knowledge of operating systems (UNIX/Linux, MacOS X and Windows) and of database management systems (Oracle, SQL Server, etc.) </li> <li> Experience with Security Event Information Management systems (SIEM), and Log Aggregation systems </li> <li> Experience with Security Vulnerability Management tools </li> <li> Experience with virtualization and cloud-based (AWS, Azure) networks </li> <li> Capable of performing network forensics and ability to read packet captures </li> <li> Experience with both Open Source and COTS Security Monitoring &amp; Incident Response Tools </li> <li> Excellent hands-on capability in AI, Agent Based SecOp, and scripting/automation to build and run next gen SecOp and IR. </li> </ul>  <div><div><div>The pay range is listed and actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years &amp; depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.</div><div>Remote USA</div><div>$135,800—$169,800 USD</div></div></div><div>OUR OPPORTUNITY Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, dedicated to oncology, women’s health, and organ health. Our aim is to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier and more targeted interventions that lead to longer, healthier lives. The Natera team consists of highly dedicated statisticians, geneticists, doctors, laboratory scientists, business professionals, software engineers and many other professionals from world-class institutions, who care deeply for our work and each other. When you join Natera, you’ll work hard and grow quickly. Working alongside the elite of the industry, you’ll be stretched and challenged, and take pride in being part of a company that is changing the landscape of genetic disease management. WHAT WE OFFER Competitive Benefits - Employee benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans for eligible employees and their dependents. Additionally, Natera employees and their immediate families receive free testing in addition to fertility care benefits. Other benefits include pregnancy and baby bonding leave, 401k benefits, commuter benefits and much more. We also offer a generous employee referral program! For more information, visit <a href="http://www.natera.com/">www.natera.com</a>. Natera is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace environment, and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. Inclusive collaboration benefits our employees, our community and our patients, and is critical to our mission of changing the management of disease worldwide. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable laws. If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents.  Link: <a href="https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents" target="_blank">https://www.natera.com/notice-of-data-collection-california-residents/</a> Please be advised that Natera will reach out to candidates with a @<a href="http://natera.com/" target="_blank">natera.com</a> email domain ONLY. Email communications from all other domain names are not from Natera or its employees and are fraudulent. Natera does not request interviews via text messages and does not ask for personal information until a candidate has engaged with the company and has spoken to a recruiter and the hiring team. Natera takes cyber crimes seriously, and will collaborate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute any related cyber crimes. For more information: - <a href="https://www.bbb.org/article/tips/12261-bbb-tip-employment-scams" target="_blank">BBB announcement on job scams</a>  - <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/cyber" target="_blank">FBI Cyber Crime resource page</a> </div>