Toast is driven by building the restaurant platform that helps restaurants adapt, take control, and get back to what they do best: building the businesses they love.
Are you ready to join a dynamic team safeguarding cutting-edge restaurant technology? Toast is seeking a Security Operations Engineer to bolster our security team and help protect our innovative restaurant platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in incident response efforts, including the forensic investigation of security incidents.
- Influence and align with the team’s strategy working on specific multi-year roadmaps and projects.
- Analyze alerts and anomalies from monitoring solutions in our environment.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to develop Incident Response and Investigative solutions.
- Create and refine detection rules for malicious activity in our corporate environments.
- Utilize EDR solutions to respond to suspicious activities and maintain system baselines.
- Participate in threat hunting efforts.
- Work closely with Toast R&D teams to foster a security-first mindset.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in security operations, incident response, or detection engineering.
- Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, leadership, and legal.
- Strong understanding of cloud architectures and security best practices in AWS, Azure, or GCloud.
- Experience using security tools for log analysis, incident response, and vulnerability assessment.
- Familiarity with digital forensics tools to analyze and respond to security incidents effectively.
- Coding/scripting experience in one or more general purpose languages. (e.g., Python, Ruby, Go, etc).
- Experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, IBM QRadar, MS Sentinel etc.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Information Security, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience with Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements in FinTech or similar high-security industries.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., GCIH, CySA+, CISSP, AWS CSA) are preferred.
Bonus*
- Experience with AI applications in cybersecurity, particularly for threat detection and response.
- Knowledge with securing mobile platforms (Android / iOS).
Our Spread* of Total Rewards
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.
*Bread puns encouraged but not required
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The base salary range for this role is listed below. The starting salary will be determined based on skills and experience. In addition to base salary, our total rewards components include cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions if eligible), equity, and benefits.
Pay Range
$79,000—$126,000 USD
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Baked into our Recipe for Success
At Toast, our employees are our secret ingredient—when they thrive, we thrive. The restaurant industry is one of the most diverse, and we embrace that diversity with authenticity, inclusivity, respect, and humility. By embedding these principles into our culture and design, we create equitable opportunities for all and raise the bar in delivering exceptional experiences.
We Thrive Together
We embrace a hybrid work model that fosters in-person collaboration while valuing individual needs. Our goal is to build a strong culture of connection as we work together to empower the restaurant community. To learn more about how we work globally and regionally, check out: https://careers.toasttab.com/locations-toast.
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Toast is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. As part of this commitment, we strive to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to enable them to access the hiring process. If you need an accommodation to access the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected].
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What We Do
Toast is the all-in-one platform built for restaurants of all sizes. Toast provides a single platform of software as a service (SaaS) products and financial technology solutions that give restaurants everything they need to run their business, including point of sale, payments, supplier management, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty, and team management. By serving as the restaurant operating system across dine-in, takeout, and delivery channels, Toast helps restaurants increase revenue, streamline operations and deliver amazing guest experiences.
Why Work With Us
Our recipe for an awesome workplace:
One splash of friendship
A dollop of impact
A sprinkle of no hierarchy &
A heavy spoonful of individuality
Mix these ingredients in a fast-paced and hardworking environment. Best paired with a side of interesting people who always bring their whole selves to work.
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