Security Engineer: Detection & Response Expert

Robinhood; Edison (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid health insurance for employees

401(k) matching

Flexible benefits spending account

Job summary

Robinhood is seeking a Security Engineer for its Menlo Park, CA office, focusing on detecting and responding to security incidents. This role involves improving detection logic and analyzing security telemetry across various platforms.

Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of experience in security operations with strong analytical skills. The job offers a competitive salary range of $157,000 — $185,000 USD along with exceptional benefits.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, or incident response.
• Ability to analyze security telemetry and identify patterns of malicious activity.
• Experience writing detections using query languages (e.g., SQL-like, KQL).

Responsibilities

• Investigate security alerts across SIEM, EDR, and cloud security platforms.
• Develop, test, and tune detection rules.
• Document incidents and contribute to post-incident reviews.

Skills

Security operations

Detection engineering

Incident response

Log analysis

Communication skills

Tools

SIEM

EDR platforms

AWS

Google Workspace

Kubernetes

Job description

Robinhood is seeking a Security Engineer for its Menlo Park, CA office, focusing on detecting and responding to security incidents. This role involves improving detection logic and analyzing security telemetry across various platforms.

Ideal candidates will have 2-4 years of experience in security operations with strong analytical skills. The job offers a competitive salary range of $157,000 — $185,000 USD along with exceptional benefits.