Senior Security Analyst

Posted Jun 15

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores. 

As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

Fanatics is searching for a Senior Security Analyst to join our Security Operations team. The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years of work experience specifically in the field of Information Security.

Information Security team members are given a great deal of autonomy in the pursuit of keeping Fanatics secure and a successful candidate will demonstrate a strong work ethic, superior communication skills, and is expected to be comfortable and effective working independently and as part of a larger, highly-distributed team.

We're looking specifically for folks who place an emphasis on usable security. Fanatics is a fast-growing company and our security program needs to be able to keep pace with that growth while not disrupting innovation.

Responsibilities:

  • Mentor and train other members of the Security Operations team.
  • Serve as an escalation point in incident response scenarios; acting as the incident lead and conducting investigations and forensics as needed.
  • Monitor external information sources to determine potential threats to Fanatics.
  • Monitor and analyze alerts, network traffic, and system logs for unusual behavior, attributing suspicious activity to specific threats and implementing measures to mitigate risk.
  • Help design, deploy, and operate internal Fanatics security systems.
  • Recommend how to optimize use of existing security monitoring tools based on assessments of available threat intelligence data and incident trends.
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation, helping triage and respond to security incidents as they arise and providing support for internal end users by resolving or routing tickets.
  • Coordinate with other teams in IT to enforce standards for endpoint security, vulnerability management, and system hardening.
  • Contribute to and lead reviews of documentation (processes, hardening standards, playbooks, and after action reports) working closely with management to continuously improve day to day operations.
  • Develop automation playbooks using a SOAR platform to improve the speed and consistency of our incident response capabilities.

Experience and Skills:

  • High level of commitment, energy and creativity with the ability to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with executives, engineers, vendors and peers.
  • Strong analytical skills, including structured problem solving and instinctive thinking.
  • Hands on experience working within a formal incident response process and conducting forensic investigations.
  • Highly adept at managing IT security projects that are cross-functional in nature.
  • Proficiency with scripting and query languages (Python, Powershell, SQL, etc.) with a passion for automation. Experience using a SOAR platform is a big plus.
  • Strong networking skills; OSI model, TCP/IP, HTTPS, network intrusion detection and prevention.
  • Experience working with enterprise level access management, SIEM, IDS/IPS, end-point protection, and multi-factor authentication systems.
  • Must be comfortable working with and troubleshooting in a heterogeneous operating environment, including hands-on administrative experience with Windows, Macintosh, and Linux and a strong working knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft 365.
  • Experience working in a hybrid environment that includes on-premise and cloud based systems. Experience with AWS is a nice to have.

Required Qualifications:

  • 3-5 years of relevant work experience specifically in the field of Information Security
  • One or more of the following certifications preferred: CompTIA Security+, SSCP, CISSP, GCIH, ECIH
  • College Degree in related field (Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science/Computer Engineering) or equivalent work experience

Things We Care About

Company Overview

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform to ignite and harness the passions of fans and maximize the presence and reach for hundreds of partners globally. Optimizing these long-standing partnerships, a database of more than 80 million global consumers and a trusted, recognizable brand name, Fanatics is expanding beyond its position as a global leader for licensed sports merchandise to now becoming a next-gen digital sports platform, featuring an array of offerings for fans across the sports ecosystem.

The Fanatics family of companies currently includes Fanatics Commerce, a vertically-integrated licensed merchandise business that has changed the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel, jerseys, headwear and hardgoods through a tech-infused approach to making and quickly distributing fan gear in today’s 24/7 mobile-first economy; Candy Digital, a digital collectibles company that is partnering with prominent sports properties, including MLB and MLBPA, to build an official NFT ecosystem; Fanatics Collectibles, through Topps as a cornerstone of the business, building a new model for the collectibles and trading cards hobby with top leagues and players association partners; and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, a mobile betting, gaming and retail sportsbook platform. Fanatics’ partners include all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, MLS, PGA) and hundreds of collegiate and professional teams, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs.

As a market leader with more than 9,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.

At Fanatics, we’re a diverse, passionate group of employees aiming to ignite pride and passion in the fans we outfit, celebrate and support. We recognize that diversity helps drive and foster innovation, and through our IDEA program (inclusion, diversity, equality and advocacy) at Fanatics we provide employees with tools and resources to feel connected and engaged in who they are and what they do to support the ultimate fan experience.

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