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Senior Security Engineer Security Incident Response Team EMEA

Open 23d

You will lead high-severity security incidents from detection and triage through containment, eradication, and recovery. You will investigate cloud security events using DFIR methods, improve detections and telemetry, build automated and AI-assisted response workflows, communicate with stakeholders, conduct post-incident reviews, and maintain operational documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate end-to-end incident response for high-severity security events during EMEA business hours within a 24/7 global on-call model
  • Prepare executive communications during incidents
  • Investigate complex cloud security incidents using DFIR methodologies
  • Partner with Signals Engineering to design and implement SIEM use cases, alerting strategies, and telemetry pipelines
  • Build and enhance automation and AI-assisted workflows for triage, investigations, and response
  • Partner with Threat Intelligence to improve threat context and detection coverage
  • Conduct root cause analysis and lead post-incident reviews
  • Develop and maintain runbooks, playbooks, and operational documentation
  • Collaborate cross-functionally during incidents and lead proactive initiatives such as tabletops
  • Mentor engineers and improve incident response maturity

Requirements

  • Security incident response and investigation experience in cloud-first environments
  • Git or GitLab experience in a security or engineering context
  • SIEM, EDR, or detection engineering experience
  • AWS and GCP experience
  • Threat intelligence and adversary tactics knowledge, including MITRE ATT&CK
  • Automation experience with Python, scripting, or SOAR platforms
  • AI, machine learning, or data-driven detection, triage, or response experience or interest
  • Analytical problem-solving
  • Written communication
  • Documentation

Benefits

  • Health, financial, and well-being benefits
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity compensation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Parental Leave

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