Senior Detection & Incident Response Engineer

Activision Blizzard Inc.; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Activision Blizzard Inc. is seeking an Expert Detection and Response Engineer to protect players, studios, platforms, and enterprise systems from advanced cyber threats.

You will actively identify, investigate, and respond to incidents in a hands-on role within the Global Security Operations team. The role emphasizes real-world attacker behavior, rapid analysis, and effective containment, with on-call rotations and up to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of security incident response experience.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Hands-on threat detection and security operations across enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Develop and tune detections within SIEM/EDR.
• Lead on-call rotations and provide off-hours support.
• Collaborate with engineering and vendors during active investigations.

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

SIEM & EDR

Python

PowerShell

KQL

Forensic analysis

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR platforms

SOAR platforms

Case management tools

Job description

Activision Blizzard Inc. is seeking an Expert Detection and Response Engineer to protect players, studios, platforms, and enterprise systems from advanced cyber threats.

You will actively identify, investigate, and respond to incidents in a hands-on role within the Global Security Operations team. The role emphasizes real-world attacker behavior, rapid analysis, and effective containment, with on-call rotations and up to 10% travel.