Staff Security Engineer, Threat Hunting

Twilio

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$155,520–$194,400 / yr
Posted
62 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 21, 2027

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This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $149,206–$216,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $175k versus about $183k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that provides APIs and software, allowing developers to embed voice, messaging, video, and email functionalities directly into their applications.

Twilio currently has 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,520–$194,400 across 19 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Security Engineer, Threat Hunting

The Staff Security Engineer, Threat Hunting joins the Threat Detection and Response team to solve complex technical-security challenges. Working within a Security Engineering team alongside R&D groups, you will develop scalable processes, architect performant detective tooling, and automate incident response activities. Key responsibilities include participating in on-call rotations, performing threat modeling, and developing multi-year roadmaps to enhance threat mitigation. You will utilize AI agents and agentic workflows to conduct complex threat hunting and detect next-generation AI threats following the MITRE ATLAS framework. Required technical skills include experience with service-oriented architectures, SIEM platforms, SOAR tools, and infrastructure as code using Terraform or Cloudformation. You must possess production-cloud experience in AWS or GCP to defend the platform against a broad spectrum of threat actors.

What does a Security Engineer earn?

Median $193000 from 107 postings across 42 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and develop performant detective tooling and automation for threat detection.
  • Participate in daily operations including on-call rotations and incident response activities.
  • Conduct applications and systems threat modeling to identify potential vulnerabilities.
  • Develop and ship multi-year roadmaps, programs, and projects for the Detection and Response vision.
  • Perform technology research and architecture reviews to understand and defend the Twilio platform.
  • Build systems and services to simplify complex security problems and make them frictionless.
  • Provide mentorship and support to team members to enable long-term career development.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 3+ years of security engineering experience in a production-cloud environment.
  • Must be a subject-matter expert on security issues and technologies.
  • Must have experience designing and building AI Agents and Agentic workflows.
  • Must be able to utilize AI for complex threat hunting to deliver high-fidelity detections.
  • Must have experience detecting and responding to AI threats following MITRE ATLAS or similar frameworks.
  • Must have advanced knowledge of service-oriented architectures and cloud-fit security tools.
  • Must have experience with SIEM platforms, SOAR tools, and infrastructure as code like Terraform or Cloudformation.
  • Must have experience in AWS, GCP, or other large cloud platforms.
  • Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills (preferred).
  • Must have the ability to influence and build effective working relationships across the organization (preferred).
  • Must have a BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience (preferred).

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