Senior Security Engineer (Detection & Response)
Core
Design, build, and maintain detection logic for a SaaS platform, conduct proactive threat hunting, and lead incident response workflows.
Role type
Senior IC security detection engineer
Builds
High-fidelity detections, automation tooling, and incident response playbooks for a SaaS platform
Domain
Cybersecurity, Cloud Security (AWS), Threat Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
detection engineering, threat hunting, security event analysis, incident response, EDR platform analysis, AWS security services, attack/defend exercise design, process automation
Preferred skills
AI/ML for detection enhancement
Technologies
AWS (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, IAM, VPC Flow Logs, Lambda), EDR platforms
Responsibilities
Build and tune detections using telemetry from EDR and cloud services; conduct proactive threat hunting; lead security event triage and incident containment; build automation to reduce manual effort; design and conduct table-top exercises; collaborate with engineering on logging and visibility.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC