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Security Detection Engineer

Boston, MAFull-time$130k–$170k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10
Based in United States

Core

Design, build, and scale high-signal security detections across cloud, identity, endpoint, and application layers to protect sensitive biometric and health data.

Role type

Senior IC security detection engineer

Builds

Scalable detection capabilities and automated triage workflows for security operations

Domain

Information Security / Cloud Security / Threat Detection

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Detection-as-Code, MITRE ATT&CK frameworks, behavioral detection, threat intelligence analysis, adversary emulation, alert tuning, incident investigation, Python/Go/PowerShell scripting, cloud telemetry analysis

Preferred skills

Consumer platform security experience, authentication/API abuse detection, machine learning for security, data analysis

Technologies

YARA, SIGMA, Suricata, cloud platforms, SaaS telemetry

Responsibilities

Design and build detections across multiple security layers; translate threat intelligence into actionable rules; tune alerts and reduce false positives; lead incident investigations; partner with engineering and product teams; research emerging attack techniques

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC