Threat Detection & Response Engineer, AI-Era Detection & Response

Trend Micro; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life insurance

Short & long-term disability

Parental leave

Wellness program

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

14 annual holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Trend Micro, through its TrendAI unit, seeks a Threat Detection & Response Engineer to research AI-era threats and develop detection capabilities. This mid-level IC role blends threat research with hands-on engineering and requires collaboration across threat intel, detection engineering, and AI/ML teams to turn findings into practical protections.

You will work with senior architects to investigate new threats, build prototypes, and translate research into production-ready solutions, growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in cybersecurity with threat detection/response exposure.
• Production-ready systems experience implied by role.
• Familiarity with security tooling and operational workflows.
• Basic AI/ML concepts and MITRE ATT&CK awareness.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Threat & technology research on AI-era threats; summarize findings for the team.
• Build, test, and refine detection-and-response capabilities with existing tooling.
• Prototype & evaluate new defensive approaches; document specifications.
• Collaborate with threat intel, detection engineering, and data science teams to productionize prototypes.
• Communicate research findings clearly to teammates and stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Threat detection

Cybersecurity

MITRE ATT&CK

Communication

US work authorization

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering/related field

Master's degree in CS/ML or security-related discipline

Tools

EDR/XDR

SIEM/SOAR

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

TrendAI™, the global AI security leader and enterprise business unit of Trend Micro, empowers organizations with full AI visibility and consolidated security that inspires confidence, drives innovation, and eliminates risk.

At TrendAI™, we're always seeking exceptional talent; people who want to collaborate with the best and push boundaries together. Here, your work goes beyond building a career. You will help protect what matters and play a vital role in shaping a safer, more trustworthy AI-powered future.

AI Fearlessly.

About the Team

Our Security Research & Development group sits at the frontier of AI-era cyber defense. We study how attackers are beginning to weaponize artificial intelligence, how AI is reshaping detection and response, and what durable capabilities defenders will need over the next several years. We are not a day-to-day operations team. Our charter is to research, prototype, and design the core capabilities that will anchor our platform and our customers' defenses for the next generation.

The Role

We are seeking a Threat Detection & Response Engineer to help research AI-era threats and defensive technologies and to build the detection-and-response capabilities that strengthen our platform. This is a mid-level individual-contributor role that combines threat research with hands‑on engineering.

Working closely with senior architects and researchers, you will investigate emerging threats, build and test prototypes, and help turn promising research into production‑ready capabilities. You will collaborate across threat intelligence, detection engineering, and AI/ML teams to translate findings into practical detection and response improvements. This role is an excellent path for an engineer looking to grow toward senior and principal‑level threat architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Threat & technology research. Investigate emerging AI-era threats - including AI-enabled attacks and threats to AI systems (e.g., prompt injection, model misuse) - and summarize findings for the team.
• Detection engineering. Build, test, and refine detection-and-response capabilities that integrate with existing security tooling and analyst workflows, under the guidance of senior architects.
• Prototyping & experimentation. Develop and evaluate prototypes to test the feasibility of new defensive approaches; help document them into clear specifications.
• Collaboration. Partner with detection engineering, data science, and platform teams to move prototypes toward production‑ready capabilities.
• Communication. Communicate research findings and technical work clearly to teammates and stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related technical field, with exposure to threat detection and response.
• Experience building or contributing to technical systems that reached production.
• Familiarity with security tooling and operational workflows, and an interest in how they integrate.
• Basic familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their application to threat detection, and awareness of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, machine learning, or a security-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Exposure to AI/ML security concepts, such as adversarial ML or defending against AI-enabled attacks (e.g., awareness of the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs).
• Hands‑on experience with detection-and-response tooling (EDR / XDR, SIEM, or SOAR).
• Experience working with data‑processing systems or cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• A relevant security certification (e.g., Security+, GCIH, OSCP) or equivalent demonstrated skill.
• Experience collaborating in a research, R&D, or emerging-technologies function.

What We Offer You

You’re important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. Trend Micro provides benefit options for you and your family.

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Incentive
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups

We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work‑life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.

Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

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