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Security Engineer - Detection & Response

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13 days ago
Palo Alto, CA, USA or New York, NY, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$180k - $440k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead day-to-day security threat management.
  • Identify and manage potential security incidents.
  • Support threat intelligence and incident response efforts.
  • Drive continual improvement in security processes and automations.
  • Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation for incident response.
  • Update stakeholders on security incidents.
  • Develop new detection use cases and optimize existing ones.
  • Collaborate with other teams on technical solutions.
  • Research patterns in security events across the infrastructure.
  • Design and lead threat hunting missions.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of relevant information security experience.
  • Self-starter with minimal supervision needed.
  • Strong Python scripting skills for security automation.
  • Knowledge of networking and operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux).
  • Understanding of cloud security fundamentals.
  • Experience managing or deploying security technology.
  • Ability to build queries and dashboards for security monitoring.
  • Knowledge of current threats and a desire to learn more.
  • Experience with malware analysis, forensics, or penetration testing.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Benefits

  • Equity in the company.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short and long-term disability insurance.
  • Life insurance and various discounts and perks.

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