Security Response Engineer

The Tech Buzz • San Francisco, CA

6d • Remote

About The Position

The client is pioneering new frontiers in AI that have the potential to greatly benefit society. However, developing advanced AI also comes with risks if proper safeguards are not implemented. The client is seeking an exceptional Security and Response engineer to act as the frontline defense against incursions and risks. The security team will build solutions to monitor for threats, rapidly investigate incidents, and coordinate response efforts with other teams. In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape AI security capabilities from the ground up alongside talented research and security teams. About The Client The client is an AI company working to build reliable, transparent, interpretable, and controllable AI systems. They want AI to be safe and useful for customers and for humanity. This team has experience across ML, physics, policy, business, marketing, and product development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software engineering experience, with security experience a definite plus and/or 5+ years of detection engineering, incident response, or threat-hunting experience
• A good working understanding of cloud environments and operations
• Experience working with engineering teams in a SaaS environment
• Great communication and collaboration skills
• A self-starter with the ability to lead projects with little guidance and take initiative to create new projects where needed
• Knowledge of EDR, SIEM, SOAR, or related security tools

Nice To Haves

• Experience with threat intelligence, malware analysis, infrastructure as code, detection engineering, or forensics
• Experience analyzing attack behavior and prototyping of high-quality detections
• Experience handling security incidents and investigating anomalies as part of a cross-functional team
• A high level of proficiency in Python and query languages such as SQL
• The ability to pick up new languages and technologies quickly
• Experience contributing to a high-growth and dynamic startup environment

Responsibilities

• Design and implement improvements to logging, data pipelines, integrations, and automation to expand monitoring, threat detection and response capabilities
• Create and optimize detections, game plans, and workflows to quickly identify and respond to potential threats.
• Deploy advanced security tooling in a variety of environments.
• Provide assistance during complex security events and drive continuous improvement of practices within the team
• Find innovative ways to apply LLMs and automation to elevate the client's threat detection and response procedures and processes
• Work cross-functionally with other security and engineering staff and those outside the security team

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents.
• 401(k) plan.
• Unlimited PTO – most staff take between 4-6 weeks each year, sometimes more!
• Stipends for education, home office improvements, commuting, and wellness.
• Relocation support for those moving to the Bay Area.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed