Sr. Incident Responder

About the role

• Sr. Incident Responder | Tesla (Engineering & Information Technology)
• Location: Fremont, California | Req ID: 281209 | Job Type: Full-time
• What to Expect

Tesla operates huge, vertically integrated factories across three continents and a global Supercharger network. We solve problems at-scale across cutting edge technologies in world-class supercomputing, SI/ML, manufacturing 5G/OT, Energy OT, and enterprise IT environments. Using a first-principles approach, we solve some of the world’s biggest problems. If you’ve done exceptional work, join us in tackling the next generation of engineering, manufacturing, and operational challenges.

As a member of the Incident Response Team, you will respond to ever-evolving cyber threats. You will collaborate with a team of highly skilled professionals and cross-functional teams to defend the company across diverse environments. This role requires a blend of strong technical knowledge, investigative skills, and the ability to remain calm under pressure. Austin TX and Bay Area highly preferred.

What You'll Do

• Investigate security alerts, perform in-depth analysis, and respond to cybersecurity events in real-time
• Implement containment to limit the impact of a security threat while ensuring business continuity
• Identify, analyze, and respond to web-based threats, including SQL injection, credential stuffing, server-side request forgery, cross-site scripting, and other vulnerabilities & threats
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to manage and resolve security incidents swiftly and effectively
• Design and optimize new and existing automations
• Enhance response and detection capabilities, improve high-fidelity signals, eliminate noise, and reduce manual investigation efforts
• Analyze adversarial tactics and recommend detection and protection strategies
• Lead postmortem reviews, conduct root cause analyses, and drive remediation efforts

What You'll Bring

• Critical thinking, problem solving, and investigative mindset
• Ability to operate at scale and adapt to change in complex and diverse environments
• Senior or Lead experience in one or more of the following areas: Incident Response, Security Operations, DFIR, Security DevOps, SecOps, Threat Hunting, Site Reliability Engineering
• Experience leading multiple stakeholders such as engineering/operations teams, internal business units, external incident response teams, throughout the incident lifecycle
• Large scale analysis of log data using tools such as Splunk, Elastic, or similar
• Performing in-depth log analysis across diverse and uncommon log sources
• Analysis of network traffic from intrusion detection systems and flow monitoring systems
• Security event correlation, data visualization, graphing, timelines, and trending
• File system, memory, or live response on Windows, MacOS and/or Linux

Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

• Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
• Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
• Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
• Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
• Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
• Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
• Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
• Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
• Tesla Babies program
• Commuter benefits
• Employee discounts and perks program
• Earned Wage Access: Real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule (applicable for below Sr. Managers levels)

Expected Compensation$168,000 - $252,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefitsPay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.