Detection & Incident Response
Engineers in this role design and operate detection systems that identify security threats across AI infrastructure, cloud environments, and enterprise platforms, then lead investigations when incidents occur. They combine deep technical expertise in SIEM/SOAR platforms, forensics, and threat analysis with the ability to automate response workflows and mentor teams on detection improvements. These roles typically sit within dedicated Security Operations or Detection & Response teams at AI-native companies, where they bridge the gap between passive monitoring and proactive threat hunting while scaling security capabilities alongside rapid infrastructure growth.
Skills
What companies are looking for in this role.
Conducting end-to-end investigations into sophisticated threat actors and their infrastructure, behavior, and tactics
Designing and implementing detection logic and rules across cloud, endpoint, and enterprise environments
Analyzing and responding to security incidents with root cause analysis and forensic investigation
Building automation, scripts, and orchestration workflows to reduce manual security operations work
Threat hunting to proactively identify malicious activity and adversarial patterns
Developing and maintaining telemetry pipelines, data normalization, and enrichment processes
Analyzing malware, phishing infrastructure, and attacker tooling to extract indicators and tactics
Translating security findings into durable engineering solutions and systemic improvements
Writing production-quality code for detection systems with version control and testing
Researching and tracking threat actors, campaigns, and emerging attack techniques
Modeling attacker behavior and anticipating misuse patterns
Leveraging open source intelligence and vendor threat data for investigation and detection
Tuning detection rules and correlation models to maximize signal-to-noise ratios
Building and tuning data loss prevention policies and behavioral detection models
Conducting insider risk investigations combining technical analysis and human interviews
Managing and operating security information and event management platforms
Identifying and closing gaps in detection coverage and telemetry
Leading incident response coordination across multiple teams and stakeholders
Designing hardening strategies and defensive controls across infrastructure
Developing incident response playbooks and runbooks for common attack scenarios
Performing technical analysis of logs from security monitoring systems
Performing digital forensics to determine timeline and impact of security events
Triaging security alerts and determining incident severity and response priority
Reverse-engineering novel attack mechanisms and persistence techniques
Leveraging AI and machine learning to accelerate investigation workflows and automate analysis
Designing detection strategies for AI-specific threats including prompt injection and model extraction
Building agentic systems and autonomous capabilities for security operations
Collaborating cross-functionally with product, engineering, and policy teams on security improvements
Communicating technical security findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Mentoring junior security responders and team members
Technology
The tools and technologies that define this role.
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