
Detection and Response Engineer
Benchling
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $256,000 per year
About the role
- Investigating security events across the organization using your experience and knowledge in multiple security domains (log analysis, digital forensics, or malware analysis).
- Creating, deploying and maintaining high signal threat detections based on your understanding of threat actor TTPs.
- Architecting a highly scalable incident response process by developing, applying and refining automation for steps of the Incident Response life cycle
- Coordinating multi-functional incident response during security incidents, assisting partner teams during non-security incidents
- Researching new detection mechanisms for attack vectors and techniques relevant to our space and presenting findings to both internal and external audiences.
- Evaluating external tooling, developing new automation and tooling.
- Helping to rapidly scale our team. As a member of the security team, you'll be an integral part of how we mature our own tooling, best practices, engineering processes, and hiring.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience in Detection and Response (Detection Engineering, Digital Forensics, Incident Response, and/or Threat Intelligence).
- Strong communicator with both words and data - you have experience communicating to a wide variety of stakeholders under varying conditions.
- Experience as an incident responder responsible for leading multi-team incidents.
- Technical innovation skills (you enjoy finding technical solutions, learning new technology, evangelizing security and privacy).
- Ability to move forward major projects in ambiguous situations through influence and not authority.
- Practical experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Comfortable with complexity in the short term but can build towards simplicity in the long term.
- Experience with cloud environments and automation.
- Relevant development experience in at least one scripting language, preferably Python.
Benefits
- Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, 401(k)+ employer match, wellness, commuter, and more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Detection EngineeringDigital ForensicsIncident ResponseThreat Intelligencelog analysismalware analysisscripting (Python)automationattack vectorstechnical innovation
Soft Skills
strong communicatorinfluence without authorityproblem-solvingadaptabilityteam collaborationstakeholder communicationtechnical evangelismcomplexity managementproject managementleadership