Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

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Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
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$123,696–$254,667 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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TL;DR · Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

The Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response joins the security team to build and implement detection and response improvements to protect employees and infrastructure. This role involves building alerts, automation workflows, and internal tooling to expand detection capabilities while managing logging pipelines and onboarding new sources. The engineer will respond to alerts during an on-call rotation, hunt for undetected threats, and leverage AI to enhance security engineering efficiency. Key requirements include experience with SIEM queries, threat intelligence, and telemetry sources like EDR, Osquery, and Firewall logs. Candidates must possess knowledge of the attacker lifecycle, networking fundamentals, and OS internals for MacOS, Linux, or Windows. Technical skills in scripting languages like Python, Go, or Ruby are required to develop tools and automate security processes.

What you'll do

  • Build alerts and automation workflows to detect and respond to internal and external security threats.
  • Manage logging pipelines and infrastructure while onboarding new sources to improve detection coverage.
  • Develop and maintain internal tooling to automate team detection and response capabilities.
  • Respond to security alerts and manage incidents as part of an on-call rotation.
  • Hunt for previously undetected threats within the corporate environment.
  • Leverage AI to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering tasks.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response with an engineering focus in a modern cloud-first environment.
  • Knowledge of the attacker lifecycle, common attack techniques, and detection techniques.
  • Hands-on experience writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting.
  • Experience consuming threat intelligence to improve detection capabilities.
  • Familiarity using multiple telemetry sources for threat investigations, such as EDR, Osquery, and Firewall logs.
  • Understanding of networking technologies, network security, and basic TCP/IP fundamentals.
  • Depth in MacOS internals, or alternatively in Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, persistence mechanisms, and privilege escalation techniques.
  • Scripting or automation experience in Python, Go, or Ruby for tool development or integration.
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day workflows.
  • Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work.
  • US based applicants only.

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