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Security Engineer, Detection and Response

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Security Engineer, Detection and Response in USA

  • Figure AI
  • Full time
  • Email
  • San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

  • Design, pilot, and implement centralized logging and alerting systems across endpoints, networks, labs, and cloud environments.
  • Develop threat-hunting tools and automation for threat detection and incident response.
  • Investigate alerting-pipeline events, triage potential incidents, and drive response during active incidents.
  • Analyze adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures and build threat intelligence on APT and cybercrime actors.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across the company.

Requirements

  • Experience in several security detection and response areas, including digital forensics, malware analysis, incident management, host or network intrusion detection, and threat intelligence.
  • Demonstrated threat-hunting experience and ability to develop automated detection and incident-response logic.
  • Practical experience with a BeyondCorp model.
  • Strong software engineering skills in C, C++, Rust, Go, Python, or a similar language.
  • Knowledge of Linux, Windows, and macOS internals and experience detecting threats in Azure, GCP, and AWS environments.
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent years of experience in a related technical field.
  • 6+ years of experience in security monitoring or a related security role.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong attention to detail.

Benefits

  • Full-time position requiring five days per week of in-office collaboration in San Jose, California.
  • Additional compensation and benefits may be included depending on the specific role.

Salary: $150k - $300k/yr

Figure AI

Figure AI builds general‑purpose autonomous humanoid robots and the AI software that powers them, targeting tasks in industrial, commercial, and eventually residential settings. The privately held company monetizes through robotics hardware and related software/services aimed at enterprises seeki...

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