Point72
Security Operations Specialist
New York, NY · Senior
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DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Information Security Analysts (15-1212) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- We're a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies.
- For more information, visit https://point72.com/.
Responsibilities
- Lead investigations into sophisticated cyber threats and shape defensive actions that protect the critical technology environment at the firm
- Develop threat intelligence reports that explain findings, mitigations, confidence levels, and implications for security operations
- Create dashboards and visualizations that help security teams detect patterns, prioritize risks, and improve response decisions
- Partner with development teams to define requirements and enhancements for security capabilities, analytics, and operational tools
- Document investigative findings and lessons learned to continually strengthen detection logic, response procedures, and security tradecraft
- Proven ability to perform log file analysis and produce threat intelligence reports covering findings, mitigations, and confidence levels
- Ability to document findings and create detailed reports that help keep security tradecraft current
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
- Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in intelligence, information security, network forensics, insider threat, or security operations
- Experience with Splunk and creating visualizations and dashboards for security monitoring and investigations
- When you work here, we provide:
Skills
- Security Operations Specialist
- A Career with Point72's Technology Team
Compensation
- The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
- The annual base salary range for this role is $200,000-$250,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package.
- We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being.
- Fully-paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Tuition assistance
- Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
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