Weekend Shift- Forensic and Incident Response Operations (FIRE) Analyst

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of nearly 900 million. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world. Want in? A Little About Us: We are the information security team at Yahoo; known as \"The Paranoids\". As part of the Paranoids Forensics and Incident Response Operations Team (FIRE), we protect Yahoo and its users from dedicated adversaries, working on the front lines monitoring for, hunting for, and responding to threats. We ensure that our users and company are kept safe. We take ownership of key processes supporting the mission of finding evil and enable you to stop advanced attackers and protect our users. Please note this shit is for those available to work remotely between 9pm-9am EST/ 6pm-6am PST Sunday-Monday. Responsibilities: Monitor and analyze security events from networks, applications, hosts, and databases Perform proactive research and identification of security anomalies and participate in regular threat hunting exercises Assess security incidents and assist Yahoo business units to remediate issues Work with a variety of security technologies including IDS, firewalls, EDR, etc Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation Available to work remote night shifts 9pm-9am EST/ 6pm-6am PST A Lot About You: Background in security fundamentals including network and host forensics, log analysis, and basic malware triage A passion for the field of information security and incident response. Understanding of common network services (web, mail, FTP, etc), network vulnerabilities, and attack patterns An ability to work independently and communicate via technology in a remote setting Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Splunk Security Information and Event Monitoring (SIEM) solution Experience in shell scripting, Python, or similar tool and automation languages Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response. At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more. US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law. The compensation for this position ranges from $88,500.00 - $184,375.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply. Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter. Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site. Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900M people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news—with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media. #yahoo