Senior Security Engineer, Threat Detection and Response
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Remote work opportunity for candidates based in the United States.ContractSenior
Salary140 - 160 USD per hour
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSPythonSQLElasticSearchPandas
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, including incident response, investigations, incident management, digital forensics, threat intelligence, threat hunting, and/or detection engineering.
- Strong programming or scripting experience in Python or another scripting language.
- Experience using SQL and data analysis tools such as Pandas.
- Proven ability to automate security detection and response processes.
- Working knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks including the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK.
- Experience analyzing threats and developing solutions to improve security visibility and resilience.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and manage complex investigations.
- Ability to influence technical decisions and collaborate effectively across teams.
- Calm and effective approach when handling high-pressure security incidents.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects.
- Preferred experience with Elasticsearch and AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.
Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed security investigations using digital forensics, data analysis, and incident response techniques.
- Apply coding, analytics, and investigative skills to identify threats, uncover malicious activity, and improve detection processes.
- Design and develop automation workflows, detection models, and security solutions to identify and mitigate threats at scale.
- Proactively hunt for threats across corporate and production environments.
- Partner with engineering teams to design advanced detection capabilities and support complex security investigations.
- Identify visibility gaps within infrastructure and collaborate with stakeholders to improve logging, monitoring, and detection coverage.
- Work with cross-functional teams, including Legal, Privacy, and Engineering, to coordinate effective incident response.
- Help define and execute the strategy for threat detection and response capabilities.
- Mentor teammates and contribute to improving security practices, processes, and operational maturity.
- Support continuous improvement of security tooling, workflows, and response procedures.
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