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You will own the end‑to‑end security incident response process, acting as incident commander, creating runbooks and metrics, and mentoring teammates while coordinating cross‑functional workstreams.
The team seeks 5+ years of security incident response leadership, a CS or related degree (or equivalent experience), strong Python/SQL skills, and hands‑on expertise in log analysis, forensics, and clear communication.
Effective incident response protects Stripe’s global network, data, and customers by rapidly containing threats, informing stakeholders, and feeding continuous security improvements.
This role fits a seasoned security professional who thrives on ownership, fast‑paced coordination across regions, building processes, and mentoring others in a high‑impact environment.
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.
The Security Incident Response team is responsible for triaging and assessing the severity of incoming security alerts, responding with initial containment measures and escalating as needed to incident responders for further investigation and resolution. They analyze a variety of data sources to identify potential threats, collect requirements for operational enhancements to detection and response systems, and generally scale security processes. From external attacks to insider threats, our goal is to respond with speed and precision, remediate, and support the incident postmortem process. The team is distributed globally and regularly coordinates with stakeholders in North America, Europe, and Asia.
You will leverage your security incident response experience to improve capabilities at Stripe. You will manage and coordinate the entire incident response process, developing and implementing incident response plans, conducting risk assessments, establishing procedures, leading workstreams, and ensuring timely and effective resolution. You will also act as incident commander, collaborating with various internal stakeholders, performing post-incident analysis and reporting, and making continuous improvements to Stripe’s security engineering and incident response function.
We're looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
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