Information Security Trainee

Headquartered in the Boston area of the United States and with offices across 4 continents, Monotype is the world’s leading company in fonts. It’s a trusted partner to the world’s top brands and was named “One of the Most Innovative Companies in Design” by Fast Company.

Monotype brings brands to life through the type and technology that consumers engage with every day. The company's rich legacy includes a library that can be traced back hundreds of years, featuring famed typefaces like Helvetica, Futura, Times New Roman, and more. Monotype also provides a first-of-its-kind service that makes fonts more accessible for creative professionals to discover, license, and use in our increasingly digital world. We work with the biggest global brands, and with individual creatives, offering a wide set of solutions that make it easier for them to do what they do best: design beautiful brand experiences.

Monotype is looking to hire an Information Security Trainee to join Monotype. This position will be tasked with performing security investigations, coordinating breach response, and maintaining the security monitoring infrastructure. We are willing to hire without experience and training but will consider candidates with experience in the role. This candidate will work with internal Information Technology, Product Assurance, Engineering and Tech Stack Vendors.

You will have an opportunity to:
• Analyze threat information from multiple sources, disciplines, and agencies across the Intelligence Community.
• Synthesize and place intelligence information in context; draw insights about the possible implications.
• Analyze collected information to identify vulnerabilities and potential for exploitation.
• Identify and assess the capabilities and activities of cyber criminals or foreign intelligence entities; produce findings to help initialize or support law enforcement and counterintelligence investigations or activities.
• Respond to crisis or urgent situations within the pertinent domain to mitigate immediate and potential threats.
• Use mitigation, preparedness, and response and recovery approaches, as needed, to maximize survival of life, preservation of property, and information security.
• Investigate and analyze all relevant response activities.
• Assist IT in malware remediation.
• Assist IT in configuration auditing of network and operating systems.

What we’re looking for:
● Understanding of network, systems, application, and cloud security, specifically with AWS.
● Understanding of information security concepts.
● Technical communication and analytical skills.
● Time management and organization skills with an aptitude towards creative problem solving.
● Oral and written communication skills; strong presentation skills.
● Bachelor’s degree in computer science/information technology/information security or equivalent.

Monotype is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.