Remote Security Engineer - Insider Threat & UEBA

Archer; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

401k

Job summary

Telos Corporation is seeking a Security Engineer to deliver backend design, data integration, and automated detection workflows for insider threat tools and a homegrown UEBA/UBA solution. The role bridges security data engineering with threat detection across cloud, sovereign, and corporate environments.

You will build robust backend logic, ingest diverse signals, and tune detection rules while collaborating with CSIRT, Legal, HR, and privacy teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Security Engineering or related roles.
• Strong Python or Go scripting for automation.
• Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk, Chronicle, MS Sentinel).
• Understanding of security telemetry (EDR) and Cloud/SaaS patterns.
• Experience with insider threat programs and case management is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and tune behavioral risk models within our UBA platform.
• Aggregate and correlate high-volume data streams to detect anomalous user behavior and construct timelines.
• Reduce false positives and improve detection coverage against threat matrices.
• Build API-based integrations to automate responses and connect detection with incident workflows.

Skills

Python

Go

SQL

SIEM

UEBA

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS

Tools

Splunk

Chronicle

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Telos Corporation is seeking a Security Engineer to deliver backend design, data integration, and automated detection workflows for insider threat tools and a homegrown UEBA/UBA solution. The role bridges security data engineering with threat detection across cloud, sovereign, and corporate environments.

You will build robust backend logic, ingest diverse signals, and tune detection rules while collaborating with CSIRT, Legal, HR, and privacy teams.