Security Engineer, Detect & Respond

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Security Engineer, Detect & Respond in USA

Betterment
Full time
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USA
09/23/2026
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New York, NY

Responsibilities

Build and evolve high-signal detection and response capabilities across Betterment’s infrastructure.
Improve detections using on-call feedback and false-positive trends.
Bring SaaS application logs into the SIEM and coordinate with other teams.
Participate in Security On Call cycles, alert triage, investigations, and containment.
Administer SIEM lookups, integrations, and alert hygiene.
Build automations that improve the on-call experience and reduce manual toil.
Develop detection coverage and organizational visibility for AI tools, agents, connectors, prompt injection, non-human identities, and data movement.
Review new systems and data sources to define telemetry and detection requirements before launch.
Maintain incident-response playbooks and support ongoing response improvements.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in security operations or security engineering.
Experience with SIEM and SOAR platforms, including writing searches and building alerts.
Familiarity with attacker tactics and techniques and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
Exposure to incident response, including alert triage, investigation, or containment.
Programming or scripting experience and comfort reading and writing code.
Enthusiasm for AI tools and workflows, with judgment to verify their output and introduce capabilities responsibly.
Awareness of security issues involving AI systems, including agent and connector permissions, prompt injection, non-human identity, and data exfiltration through AI tools, or willingness to learn quickly.
Familiarity with AWS and SaaS security tools such as CrowdStrike or Okta.
Interest in building reliable, well-documented, maintainable security systems.
Strong written communication skills, including the ability to write runbooks and explain security concepts to nontechnical colleagues.

Benefits

Hybrid NYC-based position with four required in-office days per week and no required office days during summer and winter holidays.
Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability coverage, infertility support, transgender health benefits, and an Employee Assistance Program.
Transit benefits and FSA and HSA options.
Equity for all employees, including new-hire and refresher grants.
Flexible paid time off, paid parental leave, and a fully paid four-week sabbatical in the sixth year.
Company-paid professional coaching for all employees.
Day-one 401(k) matching and matching on qualified student loan payments.

Salary: $145k - $180k/yr

Betterment

Betterment is an online financial services company offering automated investing, cash management, and retirement accounts for individuals, plus platforms for advisors and employers. It earns fees on managed assets and services across three lines: retail investing, Betterment for Advisors, and Bet...

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