Dropbox

Security Engineer, Detection and Response

Dropbox

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇵🇱 Poland

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Salary

💰 PLN 272,000 - PLN 368,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AndroidCloudDartiOSLinuxMacOSSQL

About the role

  • Develop, refine, and apply detection and incident response playbooks
  • Triage and respond to security events
  • Analyse and correlate data from diverse sources to identify threats
  • Enhance detection workflows through automation and alert enrichment
  • Write tailored detection rules to surface threats relevant to Dropbox’s environment
  • Collaborate with and mentor peers across DART and other security teams
  • Participate in on-call rotations as required by team
  • Provide operational leadership in detection, incident response, and DFIR; lead large-scale, complex security incidents and secure systems at scale

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience as a Security Engineer or in related security domains
  • Proven experience in operational security, including roles as a first responder or incident manager
  • Demonstrated success in improving operational team capabilities and KPIs
  • Experience influencing security strategy and driving cross-functional initiatives
  • Strong knowledge of operating systems, file systems, and memory internals across macOS, Linux, Windows, or mobile platforms such as iOS and Android
  • Practical understanding of attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
  • Broad experience across multiple security disciplines, with deep expertise in at least two of the following: detection engineering, digital forensics, incident response, threat hunting, threat intelligence, or malware analysis
  • Hands-on experience conducting live response and digital forensics using disk and memory artifacts across platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS
  • Proficiency in coding or scripting in one or more languages
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (e.g., MS or PhD) in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience (preferred)
  • Proficiency in writing and reading Structured Query Language (SQL) (preferred)