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Staff Security Detection Engineer, Machine Learning

CA - San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $80,000–$100,000🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and mature machine learning-driven detection and anomaly detection programs for security operations, operating over large-scale security data lakes and streaming pipelines.

Role type

Staff Security Detection Engineer (Machine Learning)

Builds

Production ML models for anomaly detection, detection-as-code pipelines, and high-confidence security alerts

Domain

Cybersecurity / Financial Services

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Machine learning model development (supervised/unsupervised), anomaly detection techniques (clustering, time-series, isolation forests, autoencoders), Python, SQL, data lake technologies (Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Delta/Iceberg), security telemetry analysis, model lifecycle management, stakeholder collaboration

Preferred skills

Streaming data engineering (Kafka, Flink), AWS ML services (SageMaker), MLOps practices, graph-based ML, deep learning/LLM applications in security

Technologies

Python, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, Spark, Delta/Iceberg, S3/GCS, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Flink, Spark Streaming, AWS SageMaker, Glue, Athena, Lambda

Responsibilities

Design and maintain ML models for anomaly detection; operationalize models from notebook to production; engineer and tune features from security telemetry; partner with SOC to triage and close feedback loops; collaborate on threat intelligence and fraud scenarios; establish model governance and monitoring; participate in post-incident reviews; mentor engineers and analysts

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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