Senior Detection & Incident Response Engineer

Justworks; New York (NY); On-site; USD 167,500 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Justworks is seeking a Senior Detection Engineer for their New York City headquarters. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain detection logic, conduct threat hunting, and lead incident response efforts. With at least 5 years of experience in detection engineering and a strong understanding of AWS security services, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify attacker behaviors and improve defenses. The position offers a base wage range of $167,500 - $235,000 annually and is an equal-opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in detection engineering and incident response.
• Strong understanding of attacker behaviors and modern threat landscapes.
• Experience designing and conducting attack & defend exercises.

Responsibilities

• Build, tune, and deploy high-quality detections across the platform.
• Conduct proactive threat hunting to uncover detection gaps.
• Lead incident handling including triage, investigation, and containment.

Skills

Detection engineering

Threat hunting

Security event analysis

Incident response

AWS security services

Automation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

EDR platforms

AWS (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, IAM, VPC Flow Logs, Lambda)

Job description

Justworks is seeking a Senior Detection Engineer for their New York City headquarters. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain detection logic, conduct threat hunting, and lead incident response efforts. With at least 5 years of experience in detection engineering and a strong understanding of AWS security services, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify attacker behaviors and improve defenses. The position offers a base wage range of $167,500 - $235,000 annually and is an equal-opportunity employer.