Senior Security Engineer

7Seventy; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 175,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with match

PTO

Parental leave

Equity

Job summary

7Seventy is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to enhance AI-powered security investigations, focusing on accuracy, timeliness, and reliability of reports. You will work hands-on with Python, build and improve investigation workflows, and integrate security tools to enhance automated threat analysis.

The role requires leadership in security engineering, experience with SOAR, threat hunting, and modern investigation techniques, and includes collaboration with cross-functional teams to shape

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in software development, security engineering, or a combination of both.
• Strong Python programming skills, including contribution to production codebases.
• Hands-on experience in security detections, SOAR, threat hunting, or building security tools/products.
• Experience applying modern security practices and investigation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Own the quality of AI-powered security investigations, ensuring accurate, timely, and actionable reports.
• Develop and improve security investigation workflows that support automated alert analysis and threat detection.
• Build integrations with security tools to expand investigation capabilities and automate security operations.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and fix bugs affecting investigation workflows and product functionality.

Skills

Python programming

Security investigations

SOAR

Threat hunting

Incident response

Automation

Security tool integrations

Tools

Security tooling

Job description

Experience: 6+ years in software development or security engineering

Core Areas: Security Investigations, Detection Engineering, SOAR, Threat Hunting, Python Development, Security Tool Integrations, AI SOC Automation, Incident Response

Compensation: $175,000–$217,000 annually

Travel: Semi-frequent local and national travel, including some overnight trips

On-Call: Periodic participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation

About the Role

This opportunity is for a Senior Security Engineer responsible for improving the accuracy, timeliness, and overall quality of AI-powered security investigations. The role combines hands-on security engineering, detection and response expertise, and production Python development to build and maintain investigation workflows, integrate security tools, and improve automated threat analysis. A primary responsibility is ensuring that an AI SOC Analyst produces reliable investigation reports while continuously improving detection and investigation capabilities.

The position involves developing security investigation logic and pipelines, analyzing AI-generated investigations, resolving product issues, and translating findings into technical improvements. The successful candidate will contribute directly to a Python codebase, influence architecture and product direction, collaborate with go-to-market and customer success teams, and provide technical leadership to other engineers. Experience with SOAR, threat hunting, security automation, and modern investigation techniques is central to this role.

What You'll Do

• Own the quality of AI-powered security investigations, ensuring accurate, timely, and actionable investigation reports.
• Develop and improve security investigation workflows that support automated alert analysis and threat detection.
• Build integrations with security tools to expand investigation capabilities and improve automated security operations.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and fix bugs affecting investigation workflows, security integrations, and product functionality.
• Develop and refine investigation logic and processing pipelines to support new categories of security alerts.
• Balance investigation accuracy, system performance, and long-term maintainability when designing and improving security workflows.
• Contribute production-quality Python code to implement security features, investigation improvements, and technical enhancements.
• Influence architectural decisions and long-term product strategy through hands-on security engineering expertise.
• Review and analyze investigations performed by AI systems to identify strengths, weaknesses, accuracy issues, and opportunities for improvement.
• Translate investigation findings and technical analysis into product enhancements that improve security detection and response capabilities.
• Collaborate with go-to-market and customer success teams to understand defender needs, influence technical direction, and prioritize impactful security features.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, supporting engineering quality and professional development.
• Periodically participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to support operational security and product reliability.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 6+ years of professional experience in software development, security engineering, or a combination of both.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining production Python code.
• Substantial hands-on experience in at least one of the following areas: writing security detections, working on a Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) team, participating in detection and response operations, conducting threat hunting, or building security tools and security products.
• Experience applying modern security practices and investigation techniques to real-world security engineering challenges.

Required Skills

• Strong Python programming skills, including the ability to contribute directly to production codebases and implement reliable technical improvements.
• Understanding of security detection and investigation techniques used to analyze alerts, identify threats, and support effective response.
• Knowledge of modern cybersecurity best practices and threat hunting methodologies.
• Ability to develop, evaluate, and improve security investigation workflows and automated detection logic.
• Technical understanding of security tooling, security products, or SOAR environments, supported by relevant hands-on experience.
• Ability to assess investigation quality, identify technical weaknesses, and translate findings into practical engineering improvements.
• Comfort working in an early-stage startup environment with evolving requirements and significant ambiguity.
• Ability to execute quickly, work independently, and turn ambiguous technical challenges into completed features that deliver measurable value.
• Company-paid health insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contributions.
• Self-managed paid time off (PTO).
• Parental leave.
• Significant new-hire equity grants in addition to base salary.
• Additional employee benefits.
• Company-provided equipment for working from home.
• Fully remote work arrangement based in the United States.