Security Analyst

Hi! We are Coins.ph - an Asia fintech company. Our main product is a mobile wallet that helps people in Asia pay and transfer money without doubts. We built one of the largest cash distribution networks in the Philippines, operating through over 33,000 partner locations domestically and over 500,000 locations worldwide. Plus, Coins.ph is regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever blockchain-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank. Now we are looking for Security analyst. Our Security team mostly works remotely, but our HQ is located in Manila, Philippines. We have a geo-dispersed team of engineers who work in Europe and Asia with flexible working schedule. WHAT YOU WILL DO Be the first incident responder for cybersecurity incidents and perform security incident investigations and escalations; Analyze network traffic, endpoint indicators, and various log sources to identify the threat, assess the potential damage, and recommend countermeasures; Automate the response to the IS incidents where it makes sense; Propose additional components and techniques that could be used to proactively detect malicious activity; Recommend configuration changes to improve the performance, usability, and value of Information Security tools like Anti-Virus, WAF, SIEM; Communicate with all levels of technology and operational staff, assist in the creation and follow methodologies, creating clear, concise deliverables. REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 3-5 years of experience in an Information Security role; Scripting in Python, Bash, or any other scripting languages; Advanced understanding of tools and processes used in security incident detection and handling, security threats, incident response, and security monitoring leading practices; Familiarity with Cloud Computing concepts, networking, web infrastructure applications, tools and processes used in security incident detection and response; Experience with automating incident detection and response; Security certifications as a plus; Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment, operating 24/7/365; Intermediate knowledge of the English language. WHAT WE OFFER Work anywhere in a remote friendly environment with flexible schedule and extended vacation - if desired, it is possible to relocate to the Philippines or Thailand and work there; Friendly geo distributed team of experienced professionals, who happily joined us after working in well-known IT/product companies and perspective startups; Work and collaborate effectively with cross-functional compact teams which are constantly improving their tools, pipelines and working environment; Customer-driven development: we don't develop features without listening to our customers, each step makes the product more convenient, useful, secure and reliable for our users; Professional growth: we invest time and money in your career by sponsoring IT conferences, courses and trainings; Paid medical insurance, coworking rental, technical equipment at choice and business trips to our Manila HQ.