Senior Security Engineer, Security Incident Response Team
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This role pays more than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $154,316–$218,050 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $272k versus about $186k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a financial technology company operating the Square merchant payments ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, TIDAL music streaming, and Bitcoin-focused financial services. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments
Block currently has 41 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $217,800–$326,800 across 40 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Careers - Senior Security Engineer, Detection & Response The Senior Security Engineer, Detection & Response joins the Computer Security Incident Response Team to investigate and respond to threats across products and systems. This role involves commanding high-impact security incidents from initial assessment through containment, recovery, and closure. You will reconstruct timelines, preserve evidence, and coordinate remediation with system owners while balancing urgency and business impact. You will build tools, workflows, and procedures to strengthen response capabilities. Key responsibilities include writing code, queries, and automation to accelerate evidence collection and analysis. Required skills include 6+ years of incident response and digital forensics experience, SQL/database understanding, and practical programming in Python. You must demonstrate expertise in identity, endpoint, cloud, network, and application security, while utilizing AI-assisted workflows to improve incident coordination and case management.
What does a Security Engineer earn in California?
Median $200125 from 42 postings across 15 companies.
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