Senior Security Engineer – Threat Detection & Response
Sigma Computing
4 days ago
New York, NY, USA
Senior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Base Salary
$210k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive adversary response strategy.
- Act as a Subject Matter Expert to guide Infrastructure, Engineering, and security teams.
- Lead collaborative threat modeling sessions for new products and infrastructure.
- Build, tune, and update a library of high-fidelity detections.
- Monitor the evolving security landscape to align with industry standards.
- Design and lead cross-functional Incident Response simulations.
- Lead the full lifecycle of high-severity security incidents.
- Architect SOAR workflows for automated remediation.
Requirements
- Minimum 7+ years in security with at least 5+ years focused on detection engineering or incident response.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related field.
- Hands-on proficiency in securing AWS/GCP/Azure and modern Identity Stack.
- Strong coding ability to build automations and detection as code.
- Deep understanding of cloud IAM attack paths and data exfiltration patterns.
- Experience designing and operating telemetry pipelines.
- Strong incident response leadership for high-severity events.
- Familiarity with threat intelligence frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
- Experience running incident response tests or red/blue team exercises.
- Deep expertise in security tooling across various platforms.
- Ability to translate complex threats into actionable guidance.
- Relevant certifications are a plus.
Benefits
- Equity options available.
- Generous health benefits.
- Flexible time off policy.
- Paid bonding time for new parents.
- Traditional and Roth 401k options.
- Commuter and FSA benefits.
- Lunch program provided.
- Dog-friendly office environment.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesPythonSQLTerraform
Categories
Security