**About Kueski**
Founded in 2012 with the mission to improve the financial lives of people in Mexico, Kueski has grown to be one of the largest buy now, pay later (BNPL) and online consumer lending companies in Latin America. Kueski provides financial services to consumers and connects the Mexican economy through its innovative product ecosystem. This ecosystem consists of Kueski Pay, the company's BNPL product available online and in-store, and Kueski Personal Loans, a direct to consumer loan product.
The company is frequently recognized for its strong, diverse and inclusive company culture. In 2022, Kueski has been named one of the most ethical companies in Mexico by AMITAI, and one of the best companies for both young professionals and female talent in Mexico by EFY. The company has also been named to CB Insights' Fintech 250 list.
**Purpose**
The Security Incident Associate is part of the Information Security team and is responsible for ensuring that all security incidents are handled appropriately and in a timely fashion, in accordance with the existing process and guidelines. The Security Incident Associate is also responsible for ensuring the correct performance and relationship with the SOC/SIEM provider, to ensure they are operating optimally, but also improving their searches as well as building the adequate threat intelligence and threat hunting.
**Key Responsabilities**:
- Correlate incident data to identify specific vulnerabilities and make recommendations that enable expeditious remediation
- Perform cyber defense incident triage, to include determining scope, urgency, and potential impact, identifying the specific vulnerability, and making recommendations that enable expeditious remediation
- Perform real-time cyber defense incident handling (e.g., forensic collections, intrusion correlation and tracking, threat analysis, and direct system remediation) tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs)
- Collect intrusion artifacts (e.g., source code, malware, Trojans) and use discovered data to enable mitigation of potential cyber defense incidents within the enterprise
- Ensure that cybersecurity-enabled products or other compensating security control technologies reduce identified risk to an acceptable level
- Perform event correlation using information gathered from a variety of sources within the enterprise to gain situational awareness and determine the effectiveness of an observed attack
- Use cyber defense tools for continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity
- Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (indications and warnings)
- Assist in the construction of signatures which can be implemented on cyber defense network tools in response to new or observed threats within the network environment or enclave
- Provides cybersecurity recommendations based on significant threats and vulnerabilities
- Work with stakeholders to resolve computer security incidents and vulnerability compliance
- Identify threat tactics, and methodologies
- Provide timely notice of imminent or hostile intentions or activities which may impact organization objectives, resources, or capabilities.
**Position Requierements**:
- +2 years of relevant experience in incident handling, preferably as part of a SOC (Security Operations Center)
- Experience handling sensitive information
- Experience with SIEM and correlation of events
- Advanced English level
- Preferably knowledge of YARA rules and YAML
- Knowledge of incident response and handling methodologies
- Knowledge of intrusion detection methodologies and techniques for detecting host and network-based intrusions
- Knowledge of cyber defense and vulnerability assessment tools and their capabilities
- Knowledge of vulnerability information dissemination sources (e.g., alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins)
- Knowledge of network traffic analysis methods
- Knowledge of Insider Threat investigations, reporting, investigative tools, and laws/regulations
- Knowledge of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures
**You'll love working at Kueski because**:
- We have a mission-driven culture focused on customer value, teamwork, humility, and integrity.
- Everyone is expected to have role clarity, career growth, and a personal development plan. Feedback and recognition is embedded in our company processes, systems, and practices.
- We ensure competitive salary, medical insurance, and wellbeing through ample and flexible time off as well as mental healthcare benefits. Everyone is an owner and eligible for competitive stock options with a company poised for success.
- We´re committed to building an inclusive and diverse team and we know this leads to incredible work.
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