Senior Security Engineer, Incident Response

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead and execute security incidents end-to-end, from initial signal through containment, recovery, and post-incident review
• ▹Assess severity, declare incidents, and drive structured coordination and decision-making during active response
• ▹Perform hands-on investigations and threat hunting to determine root cause, attacker behavior, scope, and impact
• ▹Design and build automation to reduce triage, investigation, and response time
• ▹Develop scalable systems and workflows that improve incident response and incident management
• ▹Identify recurring pain points and detection/response gaps, and implement durable engineering solutions
• ▹Improve incident response playbooks, case management, and orchestration tooling
• ▹Apply AI-assisted tooling to enhance triage, enrichment, and investigative workflows while maintaining accuracy

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of experience in security incident response roles, with 3+ years focused on security engineering and automation
• ▹Proven experience leading complex security incidents in cloud-native or SaaS environments
• ▹Experience building automation or internal tooling to improve security operations
• ▹Proficiency in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) and working with APIs or orchestration platforms
• ▹Familiarity with applying AI/ML-assisted workflows to operational security use cases
• ▹Strong understanding of modern attacker techniques and incident response methodologies
• ▹Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-facing summaries

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹USA-based: annual base salary between $153,000 and $214,000 USD
• ▹Canada-based: annual base salary between $144,000 and $202,000 CAD
• ▹Equity grant and participation in incentive programs where applicable
• ▹Health and dental benefits, 401k (US) / RRSP (Canada)
• ▹Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
• ▹Generous PTO policy
• ▹Four company-wide wellness days
• ▹Company equity for all full-time employees
• ▹Retirement matching program
• ▹Free 1Password account
• ▹Paid volunteer days
• ▹Employee-led inclusion and belonging programs and ERGs
• ▹Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly