Summary

In this role, you will build and lead a team of security professionals to deliver exceptional security solutions and operational processes designed to protect Ripple from internal and external threats. You will collaborate across the business with other leaders in Engineering, Product, IT, and Compliance to ensure Ripple maintains a world class detection and response capabilities. This senior role reports directly to the Head of Information Security and is located in our New York City office.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

1. In this leadership role, you'll drive the SOC's evolution by streamlining incident response, minimizing false alarms, and strengthening threat detection.
2. Maintain a continuous loop of monitoring and evaluation for security operations, investigations, automation, threat hunting, eDiscovery, legal holds, and forensic technologies.
3. Lead the collaboration with Security and Software Engineering teams to implement robust monitoring and detection for Ripple's product and service portfolio.
4. Forge a collaborative effort with other Ripple leaders to address online cryptocurrency scams plaguing the broader crypto industry.
5. Develop an impactful distributed team of security professionals with skills.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

1. 7+ years of experience in Information Security and a willingness to commit to 10-12 days a month working in one of our amazing office spaces.
2. Deep understanding of cybersecurity concepts, frameworks, and standard methodologies.
3. Ability to analyze threat landscapes, identify vulnerabilities, and develop mitigation strategies.
4. Knowledge of security tools and technologies like SIEM, SOAR, EDR, API Security and SSE.
5. Proven track record to empower, guide, and develop a security operations team.
6. Excellent written and verbal communication to collaborate with various collaborators at all levels.
7. Strong analytical skills to make critical decisions under pressure.
8. Experience in managing security projects, setting goals, and tracking progress.
9. Ability to anticipate evolving security threats and proactively adapt security posture.

For positions that will be based in NY, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions. 

NY Annual Base Salary Range

$236,000—$295,000 USD

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Communications Skills
• Cybersecurity Solutions
• Operations
• Team Collaboration