Senior ETL Security Engineer

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

As a cutting-edge technology company, we are searching for a talented Senior ETL Security Engineer to join our exceptional team. Kaseya is a leader in delivering groundbreaking solutions that empower businesses to thrive in the digital age. You should be a technical contributor who will build and maintain infrastructure focused security solutions.  In this position, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing initiatives that improve the security posture of Kaseya’s infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust security measures, defending against potential threats that could disrupt operations or compromise sensitive information.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

The ideal candidate will work on a wide variety of interesting technical problems, operate at scale in an environment with over an exabyte of data, have opportunities to green field solutions, and operate with both autonomy and empowerment from senior leadership.

Prior experience as a security focused systems administrator is required, the candidate must have experience and demonstrate capability in this domain. This person must have effective communication and project management skills.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform data pipeline designing, transformation and normalization of data capabilities across security tooling.
• Ensure ETL platforms and or tooling operate and perform at optimal levels.
• Provide guidance and support for data collection, transformation, and normalization across a variety of operating systems, applications, appliances, and networking platforms.
• Maintain and develop engineering and security documentation related to ETL workflows.
• Plan and execute security engineering initiatives focused on ETL enhancement.
• Work with stakeholders to refine the acceptance criteria of ETL objectives.
• Provide security-centric guidance during the design and maintenance of ETL workflows.
• Ensure thorough documentation of tickets, meetings, and interactions with fellow engineers and requestors.
• Manage the testing, implementation, deployment, maintenance, review, and administration of ETL hardware and software.
• Manage the configuration, user management, access controls, policies, and overall administration of ETL and security tools.
• Provide security advice to Product and Business Units, ensuring integration, compliance, and risk mitigation in ETL processes.
• Integrate threat intelligence feeds and sources into ETL processes to enhance security and response capabilities.
• Work closely with other IT and security teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of ETL and security tools and processes.
• Coordinate with Threat Detection and Response analysts to manage and administer the updating of rules and signatures for specialized cyber defense applications related to ETL.
• Evaluate tools to ensure that the appropriate security solutions are implemented, effectively meeting or surpassing the company's use cases and requirements.
• Assist in designing, planning, and building integrations and automations for ETL security tools, applications, and data.
• Contribute to the development and enforcement of security policies, standards, and guidelines related to ETL operations.
• Continuously monitor and optimize ETL performance, including data transformation rates, query performance, and storage management.
• Manage relationships with ETL and security vendors, including coordinating support, updates, and feature requests.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), incident reports, and system architecture diagrams.
• Ensure ETL configurations and operations comply with relevant regulations and standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS) and support audit activities.
• Train and mentor Junior ETL Security engineers and analysts on ETL operations, best practices, and incident response procedures.
• Perform other security-related duties as assigned.
• Limited off-hours support is required (On-Call rotation).
• Limited travel may be required.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Extensive Experience on Data Pipeline Design, Transformation and Normalization of Data
• Experience with Intrusion Detection, Threat, and Vulnerability Management tools for data enrichment.
• Knowledge of Log Aggregation and Correlation.
• Familiarity with On-prem, Cloud, and Hybrid Cloud environments.
• Experience building and managing ETL platforms (e.g., Talend, Informatica, Apache Nifi).
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Knowledge of Host-based security controls (e.g., IPTables, Mod_security, HIDS, FIM).
• Familiarity with Virtualization technologies (e.g., KVM, OpenStack, OVirt, VMware, Hyper-V).
• Ability to track, manage, and resolve incidents and requests using a ticket system.
• Understanding of Request, Incident, and Change Management practices.
• Strong leadership skills to mentor junior team members and lead projects.
• Possess at least one recognized security vendor certification, which demonstrates advanced expertise in designing, implementing, and managing premier cybersecurity programs.
• Strong understanding of security principles, practices, and tools, with the ability to develop and implement effective security procedures and corrective measures.
• Proficient in assessing, prioritizing, and addressing security issues, including handling escalations and providing security consultation across business units.
• Extensive Experience on Data Pipeline Design, Transformation and Normalization of Data
• Experience with Intrusion Detection, Threat, and Vulnerability Management tools for data enrichment.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• Prior experience as a Senior ETL Security Engineer or similar role.
• Working understanding of modern Data Pipeline Design, Transformation and Normalization of Data and best practices.
• Strong background in Linux and Windows Operating Systems.
• Experience scripting and automating workflows.
• Understanding of ETL platforms and tools.
• Understanding of Asset Management platforms.
• Working experience in enterprise environments.
• Foundational understanding of networking.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a passion for documentation.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong work ethic and an insatiable desire to learn.
• Thrives in a team-based environment, leaving ego at the door.
• Continuously strive for the betterment of data pipeline engineering.
• Ensure that ETL concerns are accounted for on every security platform.
• Engineer ETL platforms and or workflows that are secure, stable, maintainable, and scalable.
• Develop and enforce ETL standard methodologies, processes, and tools.
• Identify trends in need of a larger solution, beyond the scope of the immediate problem.
• Design and champion best ETL practices within the organization.
• Solve complex and challenging problems with simple, maintainable, and scalable solutions.