Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response

Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response

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Password is building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign‑in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovate the market‑leading enterprise password manager and pioneer Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today.

The Security Operations team’s mission is to protect the business by securing the systems, tools, and processes that power how we work. We keep 1

Password productive, resilient, and safe through proactive monitoring, rapid response, and continuous improvement of preventative and detective controls.

• Design, build, and continuously improve threat detections across 1
  
  Password’s infrastructure, products, internal tools, and corporate environments.
• Lead and support security incident response activities, including investigation, containment, remediation, and post‑incident learning.
• Apply threat intelligence and knowledge of attacker TTPs to detection development, threat hunting, alert triage, and response prioritization.
• Collaborate with Security, Infrastructure, and IT teams to improve security visibility, logging quality, and response readiness.
• Use automation, scripting, and Detection‑as‑Code practices to scale detection and response workflows and improve reliability.
• Own end‑to‑end security projects aligned with Detection & Response initiatives and broader security strategy.
• Participate in a shared on‑call rotation and support high‑severity incidents as needed.
• Contribute to operational maturity through playbooks, mentoring, tabletop exercises, audits, and cross‑functional initiatives.

• Calm and effective under pressure, with a blameless, data‑informed approach to incident response.
• Operationally minded, with strong judgment and a bias toward action and continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working across both detection engineering and incident response responsibilities.
• A collaborative teammate who values clear communication, shared ownership, and psychological safety.
• Motivated by protecting customers, employees, and the business through practical, high‑impact security work.

• 5+ years of experience in security technical engineering roles, with 3+ years focused on security operations, detection engineering or incident response.
• Hands‑on experience with detection engineering and automation, including SIEMs, SOAR platforms, behavior analytics, and Detection‑as‑Code workflows.
• Strong understanding of modern attacker techniques and how they apply to cloud‑native, SaaS, and identity‑centric environments.
• Experience with endpoint, runtime, and forensic tools across multiple operating systems.
• Knowledge of cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP) and security best practices for cloud‑native systems.
• Proficiency with scripting and infrastructure tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines) to support automation and internal tooling.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security issues to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

USA‑based roles: $156,000 – $210,000 USD plus benefits, equity, and incentive programs.

Canada‑based roles: CAD 143,000 – 193,000 plus benefits, equity, and incentive programs.

• Health and wellbeing:
  Maternity and parental leave top‑up programs, competitive health benefits, generous PTO policy.
• Growth and future: RSU program for most employees, retirement matching program, free 1
  
  Password account.
• Community:
  Paid volunteer days, peer‑to‑peer recognition through Bonusly.
• Remote‑first work environment.

We are a remote‑first company but require employees to be willing to travel for in‑person engagement such as annual off‑sites, team meetings, and industry events.

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Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all…