Staff Security Engineer

Obsidian Security • Palo Alto, CA

74d • $170,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Obsidian Security is seeking a Security Engineer with expertise in security research, threat research, and detection engineering. In this role, you will be responsible for researching emerging threats, developing advanced detection techniques, and improving security monitoring capabilities. You will work closely with our research, engineering, and product teams to identify and mitigate evolving cyber threats.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in security research, threat detection, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, attack techniques (MITRE ATT&CK), and threat actor methodologies.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, PowerShell, or other languages.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for uncovering security threats.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills, and an ability to frame security objectives to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex technical environment.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience in penetration testing and red teaming against complex systems.
• Familiarity across multiple domains: deep understanding of security engineering, network and system security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and devices and application security.
• Experience with log analysis, anomaly detection, and behavioral analytics for security event monitoring.
• Experience in Security Data Engineering with streaming pipelines: You've built production-grade ETL data processing pipelines end to end using Kafka / PubSub, Spark / Flink, Athena / BigQuery or similar.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth security research to identify and analyze new threats, attack techniques, and adversarial behaviors.
• Develop advanced threat detection logic and contribute to improving security analytics and response mechanisms.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate research-driven insights and improve the detection pipeline.
• Work together to develop scalable detection mechanisms, optimize pipeline performance, and refine alerting systems to reduce false positives while improving threat visibility.
• Work with threat intelligence sources and industry peers to stay ahead of adversary tactics and techniques.
• Contribute to security blogs, whitepapers, and conference presentations to share research findings with the community.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
• Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
• Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
• 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
• Personal and professional development resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees