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Senior Security Engineer - Threat Detection

Samsara
Posted a month ago

LOCATION

Dallas · Remote

EXPERIENCE

6+ Years

TYPE

FullTime

SALARY

$157.68K - $238.5K /year

SKILLS REQUIRED

PythonData PipelinesThreat ModelingIncident responseAPI IntegrationSQLObservabilityCI/CD

Job description

Overview

Build and operate threat detection signals, pipelines, tooling, and detection-as-code systems across cloud, endpoint, identity, email, and application telemetry.

What you'll do

  • Build and improve MITRE ATT&CK-aligned detections.
  • Own detection lifecycles from hypothesis through retirement.
  • Advance detection-as-code workflows with testing, CI/CD, and observability.
  • Build integrations for data ingestion, enrichment, and threat coverage.
  • Evaluate AI-powered security capabilities and their risks.
  • Convert threat intelligence into detections and retrospective scans.
  • Partner with Security Operations on investigations, incidents, exercises, and detection maintenance.

What you'll need

  • 6+ years in security engineering, detection engineering, or a related technology discipline.
  • Strong Python and SQL skills.
  • Experience analyzing large datasets to build and validate detections.
  • Hands-on detection-as-code, Git workflows, automated testing, and CI/CD experience.
  • Deep experience with modern SIEM platforms.
  • Working knowledge of AWS, Linux, containers, and EDR.
  • Ability to build systems, lead projects independently, and communicate technical concepts clearly.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Airflow or Databricks.
  • Applied experience with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and MCP integrations.
  • Experience with behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, feature engineering, and model evaluation.
  • Familiarity with risk-based alerting, ChatOps, distributed alerting, and attack simulation.
  • Experience with Go, Terraform, malware analysis, digital forensics, or FedRAMP environments.

Details

  • Remote role for candidates residing in the United States, excluding specified metro areas.
  • Annual base salary: USD 157,675–238,500.
  • Full-time position.

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Senior Security Engineer - Threat Detection