Detection, Corporate Security Engineer

Quora

Detection & Corporate Security Engineer strengthening detection capabilities for Quora's Quora and Poe products. Collaborating with security engineers and IT teams to protect critical assets.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $172,279 - $249,640 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain a SIEM to collect and analyze logs from across corporate and production systems; write and deploy detections and alerts to identify malicious behavior
Design and deploy canary tokens and early warning mechanisms to detect threats before they reach critical assets
Investigate security incidents end-to-end — including malware analysis, exfiltration assessment, and timeline reconstruction — and build runbooks to scale response capabilities
Partner with IT to define and enforce security standards across the employee device fleet, including endpoint protection, managed device requirements, OS compliance, and VPN access controls
Drive the PoC and implementation of Zero-Trust VPN and other corporate security infrastructure
Provide security guidance and advisory support to non-engineering functions across the organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in security engineering, detection engineering, or a closely related field
Hands-on experience building or maintaining SIEM infrastructure and writing detection rules
Experience with endpoint security tools (e.g. CrowdStrike or similar EDR platforms)
Strong Python engineering skills with a track record of writing production code reviewed and shipped alongside software engineering teams
Experience conducting security incident investigations, including malware analysis, log review, and timeline reconstruction and threat modeling
Experience with corporate security controls, identity management, endpoint protection, and access control enforcement

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical/dental/vision coverage
equity refreshers
remote work reimbursement
paid time off
employee assistance programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

SIEMmalware analysislog reviewPythondetection rulesthreat modelingendpoint securityaccess control enforcementZero-Trust VPNcorporate security controls

Soft Skills

security guidanceadvisory supportcollaborationincident investigationproblem-solving