Senior Detection Engineer
ActiveCampaign
20 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA
Senior
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$126k - $154k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and deploy sophisticated detection logic using detection-as-code principles.
- Build automated response workflows to enrich, triage, and remediate security alerts.
- Investigate complex security signals requiring deep human judgment.
- Collaborate with DevOps and Security Engineering teams to adapt detection logic.
- Leverage AI and LLMs to accelerate threat hunting and automate investigative tasks.
- Lead post-incident reviews to transform security findings into preventative changes.
- Prototype and test emerging detection capabilities and participate in an on-call rotation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in detection engineering or security operations.
- Advanced programming proficiency in Python for building security automations.
- Deep expertise in Cloud Security, particularly AWS and its attack vectors.
- Mastery of detection logic in at least two major languages like YARA-L or Sigma.
- Experience building SOAR workflows that reduce operational overhead.
- Exceptional communication skills to distill complex security risks into actionable insights.
- Experience using AI/LLMs for threat analysis and investigation automation.
- A self-directed, engineering-first mindset with a background in SRE or DevOps.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including a fully-covered HDHP.
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and professional development programs.
- Open PTO for maintaining work-life balance.
- Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting and quarterly perks.
- Collaborative culture that values innovation and teamwork.
Tech Stack
AWSPython
Categories
AI & MLDevOpsSecurity