Senior Security Engineer - Threat Detection
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SamsaraIoT, Software
This role is open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area.Full-TimeSenior
Salary$157,675 — $238,500 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 6+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSPythonSQLCI/CDLinux
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in security engineering, detection engineering, or a related technology discipline.
- Strong Python and SQL skills with experience analyzing large datasets.
- Hands-on experience with detection-as-code and Git-based workflows.
- Experience with automated testing and CI/CD deployment.
- Deep experience with modern SIEM platforms, data onboarding, and advanced queries.
- Working knowledge of AWS, Linux, containers, and EDR.
- Proven ability to build systems from scratch and lead projects independently.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly through documentation, RFCs, and presentations.
Responsibilities
- Build, deploy, and continuously improve MITRE ATT&CK–aligned detections across cloud, endpoint, identity, email, and application telemetry.
- Own the full detection lifecycle from hypothesis and data validation to deployment, tuning, and retirement.
- Advance detection-as-code platforms through version control, peer review, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Identify emerging threat surfaces and build integrations to strengthen data ingestion and enrichment.
- Evaluate AI-powered security capabilities including threat hunting, anomaly detection, and response automation.
- Turn threat intelligence into actionable detection and retrospective scanning.
- Partner with Security Operations during investigations, incidents, table top exercises, and code pairing.
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