Detection and Response Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Thu, Apr 09, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Staff Detection and Response Engineer.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Author, tune, and maintain detection rules in SIEM across various log sources
  • Develop automated response playbooks for multi-stage incidents and integrate security tools via APIs
  • Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents and lead technical investigations
Required Qualifications:
  • 7+ years in security engineering, detection engineering, or incident response/SOC (Tier 2 or above)
  • Hands-on experience with a SIEM and SOAR solution
  • Strong understanding of MITRE ATT&CK and its application in detection and response
  • Experience investigating incidents in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Comfortable writing detection logic or automation scripts (Python, YARA-L, SIGMA, or similar)

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