Lead Security Engineer

Monroe Consulting Group Philippines, an executive recruitment firm, is recruiting on behalf of a leading global operations center that supports one of the world's most innovative technology companies.

Our respected client is looking for a Security Engineer Lead – Safe Browsing – Threat Detection, you will help the team in its mission to protect the company's users. Their goals include increasing the coverage, accuracy, and speed of Safe Browsing enforcement systems; understanding the global threat environment for phishing, malware, and unwanted software; and improving the user experience, both internally and externally, by communicating with webmasters, users, and partners.

You will become an expert in the workings of phishing and malware, and you will help the team to detect and prevent these abuses at scale. You will work to ensure that the trust users place not only in Safe Browsing, but also in the company as a broader brand. You will demonstrate analytical thinking and make data-driven decisions.

The role is based in BGC, Taguig City, with an onsite work set-up and has a night shift schedule.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of tech process analysts and specialists
• Manage team workload to ensure even distribution of responsibilities and provide development opportunities.
• Provide effective coordination with multiple cross-functional teams in a clear and effective manner.
• Monitor and review SLAs and act as a point of contact to discuss risk / issues with workflow management.
• Develop in depth understanding of documented process flows and playbooks and identify any process improvement opportunities.
• Perform technical audit/reviews in code changes made by L3 and L4.
• Develop complex data analyses to identify harmful entities, examine trends, patterns, and identify system vulnerabilities.
• Perform static code analysis, dynamic analysis of potential threats identified in the websites such as phishing, malware, social engineering.

Key Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or an equivalent technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of strong hands-on experience in security operations, web security analysis, or a related analytical role.
• Proficient experience in querying and analyzing large datasets using SQL and data-focused programming (e.g., Python).
• Demonstrated knowledge of the threat landscape targeting websites on the internet, including phishing, malware, or vulnerabilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• 2+ years of experience in people management and performance management.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills:

• Experience in handling technical team
• Good understanding of OWASP vulnerabilities and/or Exploit Kits.
• Experience of Linux operating system and shell/batch scripting.
• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
• Ability to independently prioritize competing stakeholder demands, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience in statistical analysis (e.g., R, Stata, SAS) for identifying trends and insights.
• Ability to identify and prioritize actionable steps towards resolution.