Software Engineer – Security (Incident Detection and Response)

Software Engineer – Security (Incident Detection and Response)

• Company Website: https://www.yelp.careers

• Company Name: Yelp

• Location: Toronto, ON, Canada (Remote across Canada)

• Postal Code: M5H 3T9

• Region: Ontario

• Company Office Local Address: 120 Bremner Blvd, Toronto, ON, Canada

• Contact Info: +1 877-767-9357

• Email Address: recruiting@yelp.com

• Country: Canada

• Job Type: Full-Time, Remote

• Job Average Salary Rate: CA$115,000 – 135,000 yearly

• Currency: CAD

What you’ll do:
• Participate in incident response as an incident commander, investigator, and/or coordinator throughout the lifecycle of a security incident.
• Develop automated tooling to recognize attacker TTPs (Tools, Tactics and Procedures) and IoCs (Indicators of Compromise).
• Design, develop, maintain, and operationalize monitoring, correlation, and alerting capabilities for Yelp’s corporate network, infrastructure, and applications to detect suspicious or anomalous behavior.
• Improve and enhance vulnerability detection and response capabilities.
• Help define policies and security best practices for IT, infrastructure, and other internal organizations and third-party integrations.
• Assist in performing threat modeling across business applications and infrastructure integrations.
• Exhibit the strong communication ability needed to enforce rigorous security standards, while always playing well with others and partnering with diverse stakeholders to advance Yelp’s goals.

What it takes to succeed:
• Significant professional experience working to secure consumer websites, mobile applications, and/or large corporate IT infrastructure.
• Proficiency in malware analysis, network flow analysis, digital forensics, SOAR and SIEM platforms.
• Experience with modern threat intel (TIP) platforms.
• Experience in threat modeling, threat hunting, and/or vulnerability management.
• Software development experience in Python, JavaScript, Objective-C, or similar.
• Experience building custom tools and solutions to help mature monitoring, detection, and response capabilities, including automating manual processes.
• Passion for ensuring secure design review and educating others in security best practices.

What you’ll get:
• Compensation range is $101,000-237,000 annually. Depending on your role and level, you may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits.
• This opportunity has the option to be fully remote in all locations across Canada.
• You can find more information about Yelp’s five star benefits here!

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Job Summary

Yelp is looking for a Software Engineer – Security (Incident Detection and Response) to strengthen its security operations. This role will focus on building detection systems, responding to incidents, and enhancing security monitoring infrastructure to protect Yelp’s data, services, and users. The engineer will collaborate closely with other security and engineering teams to ensure robust defense mechanisms are in place.

Category Details Job Title Software Engineer – Security (Incident Detection and Response) Company Yelp Location Toronto, ON, Canada (Remote – Canada) Salary Range CA$115,000 – 135,000 yearly Job Type Full-Time, Remote Disclaimer

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