Senior Detection & Response Security Engineer

Snap Inc.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 209,000 - 313,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical coverage

Emotional and mental health support programs

Job summary

Snap Inc. in Palo Alto is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their Detection and Response team. You will design and implement logging systems, investigate threats, and collaborate with internal teams during incidents, ensuring the safety of systems and data.

The ideal candidate has strong skills in digital forensics, incident management, and threat intelligence, along with excellent proficiency in Python or Go. A Bachelor's degree in a related field and extensive security experience are required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of post-Bachelor’s security related experience.
• Master’s degree + 5+ years security experience or PhD + 2+ years experience.
• Proven experience in threat hunting and automating threat detection.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement logging and alerting systems.
• Build automation strategies to improve threat hunting and response.
• Investigate events generated by the alerting pipeline.

Skills

Digital forensics

Malware analysis

Incident management

Host/network intrusion detection

Threat intelligence

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

macOS

Windows

Linux

Job description

Snap Inc. in Palo Alto is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join their Detection and Response team. You will design and implement logging systems, investigate threats, and collaborate with internal teams during incidents, ensuring the safety of systems and data.

The ideal candidate has strong skills in digital forensics, incident management, and threat intelligence, along with excellent proficiency in Python or Go. A Bachelor's degree in a related field and extensive security experience are required.