Product Security Incident Response Analyst

GitHub hires a Senior Product Security Incident Response Analyst to strengthen product security incident response across GitHub products. The role investigates and resolves incidents, improves response policies and processes, builds automation, and coordinates with engineering teams and stakeholders on security risks and remediation.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement solutions to address product security incidents across all GitHub Products, ensuring scalability and effectiveness
• Utilize advanced data analysis and forensics techniques to investigate, scope and resolve product security incidents
• Continuously improve incident response processes and solutions over time
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in incident response operations
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline response processes and case management
• Collaborate with others to prioritize and invest in the most valuable automation opportunities
• Engage with internal teams and external partners to promote security risk awareness and best practices
• Translate complex technical information into understandable terms for nontechnical audiences, effectively communicating security risks
• Develop and share reports with leaders on security risks and remediation strategies to resolve and mitigate security concerns
• Collaborate with architecture teams to integrate security into the design and development of systems and applications, ensuring robust security frameworks are in place from the ground up
• Analyze key metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify trends in product security incidents and escalate appropriately
• Utilize multiple data sources to conduct and interpret analysis, identifying anomalies and patterns in security data
• Leverage forensics techniques to investigate, scope and resolve product security incidents, ensuring thorough and accurate analysis
• Recommend improvements and metrics to address gaps in telemetry, measurement and enhance incident response capabilities
• Participate in product security incident response activities, leveraging technical acumen to address and resolve security concerns effectively
• Recognize patterns and trends to propose innovative solutions for security improvements, contributing to a culture of continuous enhancement and excellence
• Ensure compliance with relevant security regulations and standards, conducting risk assessments and audits to identify and address potential compliance gaps
• Coordinate communications and manage stakeholder engagement during product security incidents, ensuring timely, clear updates, and draft and publish CVEs in coordination with relevant teams and partners

Requirements:

• 7+ years experience in product security, security analysis, security research, cyber security, security engineering, or relevant area
• Associate's Degree AND 6+ years experience in security analysis, security research, cyber security, security engineering, or relevant area
• Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in security analysis, security research, cyber security, security engineering, or relevant area
• Master's Degree AND 3+ years experience in security analysis, security research, cyber security, security engineering, or relevant area
• Doctorate AND 1+ year(s) experience in security analysis, security research, cyber security, security engineering, or relevant area
• equivalent experience
• 1+ year(s) experience investigating software product vulnerabilities within the development lifecycle using application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA) and/or performing threat modeling, security design and architecture review, application security testing, and code review, with hands-on involvement in assessing product impact and collaborating with engineering teams to remediate findings
• 1+ years' experience working with GitHub and/or other open-source software platforms
• 9+ years' experience in product security, security operations, security research, cybersecurity, security engineering, or a relevant area, including substantial hands-on experience investigating software product vulnerabilities, responding to product security incidents, and coordinating remediation with engineering teams
• Experience coordinating remediation with engineering teams, and drafting and publishing CVEs
• Relevant penetration testing, incident handling, or digital forensics certifications (such as OSCP, GPEN, GCIH, GCFA, or GCFE) are a plus, but do not substitute for product security experience
• Proficiency in using Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to investigate software product vulnerabilities, validate findings, assess exploitability and product impact, and verify remediation with engineering teams—not solely operating scanners or reporting their output
• Experience working with GitHub and/or other open-source software platforms, which is beneficial for understanding the collaborative and open-source nature of the role