Security Analytics Engineer

Backblaze

. Design and operate scalable security analytics platforms and telemetry pipelines .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeRemote • Colombia, Costa Rica, MexicoMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating scalable security analytics platforms, integrating diverse telemetry sources, and developing advanced detection and observability strategies. Proficient in applying AI-assisted techniques for log analysis and automating security workflows while ensuring data quality and performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

SIEM EngineeringSecurity AnalyticsBehavioral Analytics DevelopmentTelemetry IntegrationAPIs and Infrastructure-as-Code

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Hard Skills

LoggingEvent CorrelationNormalizationEnrichmentDetection DevelopmentCorrelation LogicAnomaly DetectionTelemetry ManagementSecurity Data PipelinesCloud Architecture

Tools & Technologies

AI-Assisted TechniquesObservability ToolsDashboardsAlerting StrategiesSecurity Workflows

Industry Keywords

MITRE ATT&CKSecurity Telemetry StandardsDistributed ArchitecturesCloud EnvironmentsAutonomous Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and operate scalable security analytics platforms and telemetry pipelines
Integrate, normalize, enrich, and correlate telemetry from endpoint, identity, cloud, application, infrastructure, network, and AI-enabled systems
Develop and tune behavioral detections, correlation logic, dashboards, and alerting strategies
Translate threat intelligence, incidents, vulnerability findings, and offensive-security results into improved detection content
Build observability for AI agents and autonomous workflows, including identity, tool usage, execution activity, and security-relevant behavior
Apply AI-assisted techniques to log analysis, correlation, anomaly detection, enrichment, and investigation support
Automate telemetry management and security workflows while maintaining appropriate human oversight and explainability
Optimize SIEM and related systems platform reliability, data quality, performance, retention, and cost

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience engineering SIEM, security analytics, detection, observability, or large-scale telemetry systems
Strong knowledge of logging, event correlation, normalization, enrichment, and security data pipelines
Experience developing detections, behavioral analytics, or correlation logic
Experience integrating security telemetry from diverse enterprise and cloud environments
Scripting or software-development experience
Familiarity with APIs and Infrastructure-as-Code
Understanding of modern cloud and distributed architectures
Familiarity with security telemetry standards, MITRE ATT&CK, AI-assisted analytics, or observability of AI/agentic systems is preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Workforce belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status, ability, veteran status, and education