Incident Response Security Engineer

ClickHouse

$120K — $145K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of hands-on experience in product security, red teaming, or threat modeling with incident detection.
  • Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Proficient in securing large-scale cloud infrastructures.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.
  • Experience in development and automation; proficiency in Golang and Python is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize incident management processes and automation for scalability.
  • Collaborate across teams to define useful detection scenarios and automations.
  • Implement threat modeling to enhance incident response capabilities.
  • Manage and maintain security logging platform.
  • Monitor emerging threats and improve detection strategies accordingly.
  • Address and manage information security incidents for ClickHouse offerings.

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work options within a global distributed company.
  • Employer-supported healthcare contributions.
  • Equity in the company through stock options for new hires.
  • Flexible vacation policy with generous leave entitlements.
  • $500 budget for home office setup for remote workers.
  • Opportunities for in-person connection through company-wide events.
Full Job Description
The Security Team is responsible for providing key security capabilities covering application, cloud and enterprise security, incident response, detection and GRC. Our team is looking for an experienced, hands-on security practitioner, who will drive the adoption of modern security processes and tooling, with focus on supporting our detection and incident response capabilities.

What you will do:
  • Develop processes, tooling and automation to scale incident management response and mitigate risks to the business
  • Collaborate with other security functions, engineering, product, support, business operations to identify appropriate detection use cases and automation
  • Apply a threat modeling centric approach to incident detection and response
  • Maintain security logging platform
  • Stay up to date with the latest threats, attack vectors to improve our detection mechanisms and attack surface management
  • Handle information security events and incidents across the ClickHouse products and services

What you bring along:
  • Background in product security / red teaming / penetration testing / threat modeling, combined with incident detection and response experience
  • Strong knowledge of and experience with one or more cloud service providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience securing large-scale customer-facing cloud infrastructures
  • Significant development and automation experience; preference for Golang and Python

Bonus Points:
  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Previous contributions to open source projects
  • Security or cloud related certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Compensation

For roles based in the United States, the typical starting salary range for this position is listed above. In certain locations, such as the San Francisco Bay Area and the New York City Metro Area, a premium market range may apply, as listed.

These salary ranges reflect what we reasonably and in good faith believe to be the minimum and maximum pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation may be higher or lower than the amounts listed, and the ranges may be subject to future adjustments.

An individual's placement within the range will depend on various factors, including (but not limited to) education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, location, performance, and the needs of the business or organization.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at [redacted].
Perks
  • Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 20 countries.
  • Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
  • Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
  • Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
  • A $500 Home office setup if you're a remote employee.
  • Global Gatherings - We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

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