Job Description

What you’ll be responsible for: 

Circle is looking for a passionate Security Leader with an expertise in incident response and threat detection. You’ll be part of the Security Operations team and closely partner with multiple teams across the business driving threat detection and response initiatives. 

What you'll work on: 

• Leading incident response efforts, and being a subject matter expert for incidents across the organization.
• Identifying techniques and solutions to constantly improve and mature detection & response capabilities to protect our company, products & services and customers data.
• Developing strategy to monitor threats and vulnerabilities impacting Circle products and services.
• Designing and conducting tabletop scenarios for security incidents, business continuity and disaster recovery.
• Leading a team of high-performing security engineers developing solutions focused on threat detection, security operations and incident response.
• Developing roadmaps, tracking progress, and evaluating team / functions performance.
• Providing mentorship, support, and career development opportunities for team members and enabling the team to scale.

You will aspire to our four core values:

• Multistakeholder - you have dedication and commitment to our customers, shareholders, employees and families and local communities.
• Mindful - you seek to be respectful, an active listener and to pay attention to detail.  
• Driven by Excellence - you are driven by our mission and our passion for customer success which means you relentlessly pursue excellence, that you do not tolerate mediocrity and you work intensely to achieve your goals. 
• High Integrity - you seek open and honest communication, and you hold yourself to very high moral and ethical standards.  You reject manipulation, dishonesty and intolerance.

What you’ll bring to Circle:

• Strong ability to lead and work collaboratively across teams during high-stress situations.
• Enthusiasm for automation, scalable and reproducible security practices.
• Experience working in an AWS environment desired.
• An understanding of standards such as ISO 27001/27002 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is desirable.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and use good judgment to establish order of priorities on the fly.
• Experience working in financial services or financial technology desired.
• 1+ years of experience building and managing small to medium sized teams.
• 7+ years experience in security operations such as investigations or Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR).
• Experience/familiarity with Slack, Apple MacOS and GSuite.

Additional Information:

• This position is eligible for day-one PERM sponsorship for qualified candidates.

Circle is on a mission to create an inclusive financial future, with transparency at our core. We consider a wide variety of elements when crafting our compensation ranges and total compensation packages.

The compensation range below is specific to Seattle, WA. Actual starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to: relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business and organizational needs. Please note that compensation ranges may differ for candidates in other locations.

Base Pay Range: $185,000 - $245,000

Annual Bonus Target: 15%

Also Included: Equity & Benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)). Circle has a discretionary vacation policy. We also provide 10 days of paid sick leave per year and 11 paid holidays per year in the U.S.