
Senior Detection Engineer
Posted Aug 24

Posted Aug 24
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
Conduent
Mercor
AtkinsRéalis
Get handpicked remote jobs straight to your inbox weekly.