Enterprise Security Engineer – Incident Response

Asymmetric

Security Engineer managing incident response within a fully remote team specializing in Web3 security. Focusing on operational support for the Solana Incident Report Network during a 6-month contract.

Posted 6/10/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Web3

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Incident Commander for SIRN-related security cases, owning coordination from detection through resolution and post-incident review.
Lead incident triage efforts, rapidly assessing scope, severity, and impact to drive prioritization and response decisions.
Coordinate with internal AR teams and external Solana ecosystem stakeholders throughout active incident lifecycles.
Develop, tune, and triage telemetry signals relevant to SIRN use cases, including on-chain event monitoring and infrastructure-level detection.
Identify gaps in current detection coverage and propose improvements to signal fidelity and alert quality.
Author, maintain, and continuously improve incident runbooks tailored to SIRN scenarios.
Provide operational and logistical support to the SIRN project team, including tracking deliverables, coordinating stakeholder communications, and ensuring project milestones are met.
Maintain clear documentation across all assigned workstreams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of security engineering or incident response experience, with demonstrated depth in operational IR roles.
Proven experience as an Incident Commander or equivalent lead role in complex, fast-moving security events.
Hands-on experience developing or tuning telemetry, detection pipelines, or monitoring systems (SIEM, on-chain alerting, or equivalent).
Familiarity with runbook development and operational documentation best practices.
Strong communication skills — able to convey technical findings clearly to both engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders under pressure.
Ability to work independently and with high autonomy in a fully remote setting.
Experience with Web3 security, blockchain incident response, or protocol-level threat analysis (Solana ecosystem experience a strong plus).
Background in Web2 security operations (EDR, MDM, Google Workspace, or equivalent platforms).
Familiarity with DeFi attack patterns, smart contract exploits, or on-chain forensics.

Benefits

Comp & perks

24x7 On-Call availability

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Hard Skills & Tools

security engineeringincident responsetelemetry developmentdetection pipelinesmonitoring systemsrunbook developmenton-chain alertingincident triagethreat analysisforensics

Soft Skills

communication skillsleadershipautonomycoordinationdocumentationproblem-solvingprioritizationstakeholder managementoperational supportlogistical support