Defensive Security Analyst

Palantir · Information Security

Hours: Full-time
Where: Washington, D.C.
Posted: Jan 8

As a Defensive Security Analyst, you are responsible for the security of Palantir’s people and infrastructure around the globe. Your technical expertise is second only to your integrity and real passion for security and technology in general. Our ideal candidate works well on a team, is highly motivated, and enjoys solving problems and taking on new challenges.

In this role, you'll independently manage SOC systems that are essential to our security posture, ensuring they are properly engineered, maintained, and monitored.

What you'd do

Build, run, and own infrastructure and automation to detect, contain, and eradicate security threats
Develop alerting and detection strategies to identify malicious or anomalous behavior
Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences
Develop new and novel defensive techniques to identify or counteract changes in adversary techniques and tactics
Dissect network, host, memory, and other artifacts originating from multiple operating systems and applications
Perform enterprise-wide operations to uncover sophisticated and undetected threats
Partner closely with other members of the Information Security team to lead changes in the company's network defense posture
Provide expertise in a supporting capacity for incident response activities and digital forensics state preservation, including the capture and preservation of system logs, volatile memory captures, and hard drive (physical or virtual) image captures
Conduct host forensics, network, forensics, log analysis, and malware triage in support of hunt operations
Interface with client contact(s) and staff in a constructive and professional manner

What they want

TS/SCI Clearance
Established experience in operating in SOC environment, either through relevant experience or qualifications
Experience with programming or scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, and Bash
Willingness and ability to commute to our Georgetown office within one hour when on-call

What you get

Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
Commuter benefits
Relocation assistance
Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation