Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response
1Password
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $156,000 - $210,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonTerraform
About the role
- Design, build, and continuously improve threat detections across 1Password’s infrastructure
- Lead and support security incident response activities
- Apply threat intelligence and knowledge of attacker TTPs
- Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, and IT teams
- Use automation, scripting, and Detection-as-Code practices
- Own end-to-end security projects aligned with Detection & Response initiatives
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation and support high-severity incidents
- Contribute to operational maturity through playbooks, mentoring, tabletop exercises, and audits
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in security technical engineering roles
- 3+ years focused on security operations, detection engineering, or incident response
- Hands-on experience with detection engineering and automation
- Strong understanding of modern attacker techniques
- Experience with endpoint, runtime, and forensic tools across multiple operating systems
- Knowledge of cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP) and security best practices
- Proficiency with scripting and infrastructure tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others)
- Generous paid time off
- Equity grant
- Participation in incentive programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
detection engineeringautomationincident responsethreat intelligencescriptingforensic toolsendpoint toolsruntime toolscloud security best practicesCI/CD pipelines
Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentoringorganizational skills