About Yahoo!
Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people.
Security Automation Engineer
As a Security Automation Engineer, you will create tools and signatures to determine compliance with security policies. You will work with a team to develop methods for detecting and responding to issues related to: network services, system services, system access, authentication, authorization, file permissions, file access, user accounts, and event logging.
Overview of tasks:
* Develop and execute test suites, including manual, automated, and data-driven testing of security issues
* Work with a team toward the completion of long term security projects
* Ensure the correct resolution of security incidents, issues, and bugs
* Create and modify technical documentation as new tools and methods are developed
* Communicate clearly, analyze, understand, and explain solutions to technical problems
Qualifications:
* Minimum 3+ years of system administrator level experience in Linux or FreeBSD
* Comfortable writing code in two or more of: PHP, Perl, Bash Shell, C/C++, Python or Ruby
* Strong understanding of Regular Expressions
* Superb cognitive thinking and problem solving skills
Pluses:
* You know what protocols are commonly used on ports 21, 22, 23, 25, 80, and 443
* You have shown some interest or have experience with one of the following: Application Security, System Security, Network Security, Firewalls, ACLs, VPNs, Port Scanners, Vulnerability Scanners, Intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), or cryptography algorithms
* You have an understanding of SQL
* You have configured virtual hosts and rewrite rules in Apache
* You have developed a web site using LAMP stack
Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.
