Better is redefining homeownership and making it simpler, faster—and most importantly—more accessible for everyone. We leverage creative technology and innovation to make the homebuying journey more approachable and understandable. Here are some interesting facts to help you get to know Better:
- Right now we’re funding over $3 billion in home loans per month
- We’ve funded over $14 billion in loans and $3.5 billion in insurance
- We ranked #1 in the U.S. on LinkedIn's Top Startups 2020
- We ranked #11 on Fortune’s Best Places to Work in Financial Services 2020
- Our Founder and CEO was named in Comparably's Top 25 CEOs for Diversity
- We were listed to Forbes’ FinTech 50 2020
- And #15 on the 2020 CNBC Disruptor 50
- We’ve secured over $254 million from our investors to date
Our company is made up of driven, passionate people who bring their unique backgrounds and perspectives to everything we do. We are committed to fostering diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. We encourage individual potential rather than years of experience. We see the value in each person’s perspective, and recognize their talents, regardless of what the market says. We believe it’s important to nurture a company culture that encourages curiosity and passion—from employee resource groups and learning opportunities to team outings and community outreach.
A Better opportunity:
Better is looking to hire a SOC Analyst to join our security team. You will be responsible for maintaining
and enhancing our current security infrastructure.
Responsibilities will include:
- Perform technical analysis on a wide range of cybersecurity issues, with a focus on network activity and data loss prevention
- Document key event details and analytic findings in analysis reports and incident management systems
- Utilize open-source threat & vulnerability information with data collected from sensors across the enterprise into cohesive and comprehensive analysis
- Produce and update technical analysis documentation on a regular basis
- Triage security tooling alerts and service desk tickets
- Endpoint hardening and auditing
- Tracking, and reporting of security patch/upgrade implementation
- Conducting security audits of existing tools
- Tracking of vulnerability remediation activities
- Staying up to date on new and emerging threats
About You:
- 2 years minimum experience in the information security field
- 2 years experience with security detection tools SIEM, EDR, DLP etc.
- Looking to automate out mundane tasks and speed up evidence collections during investigations.
- Create or improve upon processes, procedures, and policies
- Work with MSSP as a point of escalation
- Define tool requirements to improve SOC capabilities
- Experience with public Cloud Native APIs (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google)
- Experience working in Financial industry a plus
- Investigate and resolve anomalies and events
- Assist with maintaining and enhancing the current security infrastructure
- Assist with network security evaluations and enhancements
Preferred:
- Security certifications preferred but not required (Sec+, CEH, eCIR, etc.)
- Experience working in an environment with compartmented programs
- Knowledge of cybersecurity principles
- Demonstrated verbal/written communication and presentation skills;
- Experience with networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP), services (e.g., web, mail, Domain Name Server), and how they work
The Better mission is rooted in values that drive us.
- We do what’s in the best interest of the consumer, not ourselves
- We have growth mindsets, not fixed ones
- We believe that success lies in execution, not credentials
- We act like owners, not just employees
- We work to find answers on our own, not wait for them to be given to us
- We optimize for mission, not ego
Our mission speaks for itself—we continue to outpace the industry at every turn. We’ve joined forces in partnership with Ally Bank, and our backers have helped build some of the most transformative tech and finance companies in history. Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Citigroup, Activant Capital, Ally Bank, and others have invested in our vision for what homeownership can be.
Better Benefits & Compensation
Our total rewards package consists of base salary, equity, benefits, and opportunity for yearly cash bonus. Some of our benefits include:
- Comprehensive healthcare, retirement, and voluntary benefits. Think medical, dental, vision, savings accounts, 401k, and more.
- Personalized care and tools for realizing your mental health and wellness goals
- Robust wellbeing offerings that allow you unlimited access to virtual fitness, meditation, yoga, cooking classes, homeschooling preparedness, physical therapy, and more.
- Unlimited time off (with manager approval)
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave after 90 days of employment, and 20 weeks after 24 months of service.
- Inclusive fertility benefits for you or your eligible dependents, regardless of participation in a Better medical plan.
Better is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family or parental status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to [email protected]. All employment decisions at Better are based on a person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements.