Security Engineer, Insider Threat

DoorDash

Security Engineer responsible for investigating insider threats and mitigating risks at DoorDash. Analyzing threat data and collaborating with multiple teams to enhance security measures.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $130,600 - $192,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct investigations into anomalous events and behaviors that may pose risk to the company
Contribute to the design and development of detection and investigation capabilities
Analyze threat intelligence and develop use cases
Conduct data analysis and execute complex investigations
Drive detection engineering and write reports
Advise on preventative controls and collaborate with internal teams for coordinated efforts
Prepare investigative reports and briefings for leadership
Maintain chain-of-evidence and engage with External Law Enforcement as needed
Lead training or education and awareness initiatives for the enterprise

Requirements

What you’ll need

2-5+ years of experience in insider threat investigations, incident response, or federal law enforcement
Strong verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting findings to stakeholders
Experience conducting ethical, complex investigations in partnership with Legal, HR, and cross-functional stakeholders
Hands-on experience with insider risk and security tooling including SIEM/SOAR platforms, UEBA, UAM, and DLP tools
Proficiency querying large-scale datasets to support investigations (e.g. SQL) and familiarity with log sources, data pipelines, and parsing
Familiarity with scripting and automation, and experience working in cloud and distributed environments using version control

Benefits

Comp & perks

401(k) plan with employer matching
16 weeks of paid parental leave
Wellness benefits
Commuter benefits match
Paid time off and paid sick leave
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
11 paid holidays
Disability and basic life insurance
Family-forming assistance
Mental health program

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Hard Skills & Tools

insider threat investigationsincident responsedata analysisSQLscriptingautomationdetection engineeringcomplex investigationsethical investigationsdata pipelines

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillscollaborationleadershiptrainingeducation and awareness