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Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

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. Build alerts and automation workflows to improve detection and response to external and internal security threats .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $123,696 - $254,667 per yearWebsite

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Expertise in building automation workflows and alerts to enhance security threat detection and response, alongside strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response in cloud environments. Proficient in leveraging AI for improved efficiency and accuracy in security engineering.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Intrusion DetectionIncident ResponseSIEM Query WritingThreat Intelligence ApplicationScripting with Python

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Hard Skills
Intrusion DetectionIncident ResponseSIEM Query WritingThreat IntelligenceScriptingAutomationNetworking TechnologiesMacOS InternalsLinux/UNIX InternalsWindows Internals
Soft Skills
Critical EvaluationAccountabilityCollaborationIntegrityOwnership
Tools & Technologies
EDROsqueryFirewall LogsAI ToolsLogging Pipelines
Industry Keywords
CybersecurityCloud SecurityThreat HuntingDetection TechniquesTelemetry Sources

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber SecurityLinuxMacOSPythonRubyTCP/IPUnixGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build alerts and automation workflows to improve detection and response to external and internal security threats
  • Manage logging pipelines and infrastructure and onboard new logging sources to improve detection coverage
  • Develop and maintain internal tooling to expand and automate detection and response capabilities
  • Respond to alerts and run incidents as part of an on-call rotation
  • Collaborate with cross-team partners
  • Hunt for previously undetected threats in the environment
  • Leverage AI to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineering

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • Strong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response in a modern cloud-first environment
  • Knowledge of attacker lifecycle, common attack, and detection techniques
  • Hands-on experience writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat hunting
  • Experience consuming threat intelligence and applying it to improve detection capabilities
  • Familiarity with telemetry sources including EDR, Osquery, and firewall logs
  • Understanding of networking technologies and/or network security and basic TCP/IP fundamentals
  • Depth in macOS internals, or alternatively Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, persistence mechanisms, and privilege escalation techniques
  • Scripting or automation experience with Python, Go, Ruby, or similar
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in day-to-day workflow
  • Strong critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work
  • High integrity, ownership, protection of sensitive data, and accountability for decisions and deliverables

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity eligibility
  • Flexible work model
  • In-person collaboration only 1–2 times every 6 months
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Medical or religious accommodation support during the application process