Cloud Security Engineer — MDR Lead (US Founding Member)

Upwind Security, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Upwind is seeking a Security Engineer to join the MDR team as the founding U.S. member of the Security organization. You will focus on proactive reviews and providing advanced guidance to customers, while independently owning U.S.-hours coverage.

This role offers a path toward technical or team leadership as the U.S. footprint scales. You will work closely with analysts, researchers, and engineers to bring deep cloud security expertise to a fast-growing team, tackling challenges from

Responsibilities

• Assist in fine-tuning Upwind's detection and response mechanisms.
• Support proactive reviews of customer environments to identify risks, exposed attack surfaces, and recommend improvements.
• Lead and conduct in-depth security investigations — including supply chain, API, malware, and runtime attack scenarios — documenting outcomes and developing playbooks to enhance future detection and response.
• Collaborate with Security Analysts, Research, and Backend teams to enhance detection quality.
• Own the handling of complex or critical incidents escalated from Tier 1/2, including live, high-pressure engagements with customers.
• Participate in recurring customer meetings, translating security findings into clear, actionable recommendations and maintaining composure in tense conversations.
• Stay up to date with emerging threats, attack techniques, attack surfaces, and best practices in cloud security.
• Contribute to the development and training of AI-driven detection models, leveraging machine learning to improve investigation accuracy and response efficiency.

Job description

Upwind is seeking a Security Engineer to join the MDR team as the founding U.S. member of the Security organization. You will focus on proactive reviews and providing advanced guidance to customers, while independently owning U.S.-hours coverage.

This role offers a path toward technical or team leadership as the U.S. footprint scales. You will work closely with analysts, researchers, and engineers to bring deep cloud security expertise to a fast-growing team, tackling challenges from