Senior Detection Engineer

atInstacartRemoteCA flagCanadaFull-timeEngineerSenior$196k – $207k/year

Posted Aug 24

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop, fine-tune, document, and sustain detection logic across endpoint, cloud, container, and SaaS log sources.

• Support cyber forensic investigations involving diverse log sources.

• Enhance log ingestion pipelines and telemetry collection for actionable security insights while managing volume and cost efficiency.

• Design and construct SOAR playbooks and automation workflows for detection triage, enrichment, and response activities.

• Provide mentorship to junior security analysts and detection engineers on threat hunting, detection logic, and investigative methodologies.

• Seek out innovative attacker techniques and enhance detection coverage, quality, and scalability.

• Collaborate with teams across Engineering, Red Team, Incident Response, Fraud Prevention, and Trust & Safety.


⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 6 years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, or offensive security roles.

• Familiarity with one or more public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• Comprehensive understanding of attacker TTPs within modern zero trust environments, including identity compromise, token theft, and violations of trust boundaries.

• Strong knowledge of macOS internals and telemetry for recognizing macOS-specific threats.

• Experience in implementing detection-as-code workflows, incorporating version control, peer review, automated testing, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.

• Basic proficiency in Python, Golang, or similar programming languages.

• Relevant certifications including GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GREM, OSCP, GCIA, or equivalent.

• Background in offensive security or red teaming.

• Understanding of machine learning applications for threat detection.


🏝️ Benefits

• Equity grant for new hires.

• Annual refresh grants.

• Flexible work location options (home, office, or coffee shop).

• Regular in-person events.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

People also viewed

Conduent10 hours ago

MS Dynamics Engineer

US flagUnited States OnlyFull-timeEngineer$80.1k – $104k/year
ApplyView job
Arctiq10 hours ago

Sentinel Engineer

US flagTennessee OnlyFull-timeEngineer
ApplyView job
Mercor11 hours ago

Industrial Hygienist / Process Safety Engineer

US flagUnited States OnlyFreelanceEngineer$65 – $75/hour
ApplyView job
AtkinsRéalis11 hours ago

Intermediate Process Engineer, Energy

US flagTennessee, +1 more stateFull-timeEngineer$72k – $138.7k/year
ApplyView job
Whitefox12 hours ago

Senior Execution Engineer

US flagMinnesota OnlyFull-timeEngineer
ApplyView job
Cisco12 hours ago

Senior Escalation Engineer, Hypershield

US flagAlabama, +45 more statesFull-timeEngineer$160.8k – $214.1k/year
ApplyView job

Never miss a great job!

Get handpicked remote jobs straight to your inbox weekly.

Trusted by 7,400+ designers