Staff Detection & Response Engineer

Suno

$230K — $330K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in detection and response, focusing on building capabilities rather than just operating them.
  • Strong expertise in AWS-native detection tools like CloudTrail, GuardDuty, and VPC/flow logs.
  • Detection-as-code mindset with an engineering-first approach.
  • Ability to remain calm and structured during live incidents.
  • Interest in AI/ML threat detection and emerging abuse patterns.
  • Experience with consumer products at scale and as an early detection hire is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build the detection and telemetry pipeline, ensuring robust logging coverage.
  • Create effective detections focused on critical breach paths, such as identity and data exfiltration.
  • Establish and manage incident response processes, including playbooks and post-incident reviews.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to enhance visibility and close telemetry gaps.
  • Implement a metrics-driven approach to detection and response.
  • Develop detection strategies for AI-related threats and emerging attack vectors.
  • Utilize AI to enhance efficiency and focus on critical tasks.

Benefits

  • Company Equity Package
  • 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
  • 11 Paid Holidays and Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
  • 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
  • Creative Education Stipend
  • Generous Commuter Allowance
  • In-Office Lunch provided five days a week
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for a Senior / Staff Detection & Response Engineer to design and own how we detect and respond to threats across our environment - the telemetry, the detections, the playbooks, and the on-call rotation. This is a hands-on senior role for an engineer who wants to build detection and response the right way from the ground up and own it end to end.

What You'll Do
  • Design and build our detection and telemetry pipeline, including logging coverage, the detection stack, and the data that feeds it.
  • Write high-signal detections mapped to the threats that matter most, starting with the paths that lead to a breach: identity, access, the cloud control plane, and data exfiltration.
  • Build and own incident response - playbooks, on-call, live response, and post-incident reviews that make us better each time.
  • Partner with security and platform engineering to close telemetry gaps and instrument what isn't yet visible.
  • Set the bar for detection-as-code and a metrics-driven approach to response.
  • Build detection for AI-specific abuse and threats and novel attack patterns as they emerge.
  • Leverage AI to augment yourself so you can focus on the critical work that only you can do.


What You'll Need
  • 6+ years in detection and response, including building detection capability and setting direction - not only operating an established one.
  • Strong AWS-native detection depth (CloudTrail, GuardDuty, VPC/flow logs, and the broader ecosystem).
  • A detection-as-code, engineering-first mindset.
  • Calm, structured, and decisive in a live incident.
  • Interest in detecting emerging AI/ML abuse and threat patterns.
  • Nice to have: Consumer product at scale, experience as an early or founding detection hire, exposure to AI/ML abuse or platform-abuse signals.


Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees
  • Company Equity Package
  • 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
  • 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
  • 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
  • Creative Education Stipend
  • Generous Commuter Allowance
  • In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)


Additional Notes:
  • Applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
  • This role requires working onsite at one of our three offices.


Compensation
  • $230,000 to 330,000

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