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Senior Detection Engineer II

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Senior Detection Engineer II in Canada

  • Instacart
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Remote

Responsibilities

  • Develop, tune, document, and maintain detection logic across endpoint, cloud, container, and SaaS log sources.
  • Assist with cyber forensic investigations across varied log sources.
  • Optimize log ingestion pipelines and telemetry collection for actionable security data while managing volume and cost.
  • Design and build SOAR playbooks and automation workflows for detection triage, enrichment, and response.
  • Mentor junior security analysts and detection engineers on threat hunting, detection logic, and investigation techniques.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Red Team, Incident Response, Fraud, and Trust & Safety teams.

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, or offensive security.
  • Experience with one or more public cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Deep understanding of attacker TTPs in modern zero trust environments, including identity compromise, token theft, and abuse of trust boundaries.
  • Proficiency with macOS internals and telemetry for identifying macOS-specific threats.
  • Experience implementing detection-as-code workflows with version control, peer review, automated testing, and CI/CD deployment pipelines.
  • Basic proficiency with Python, Golang, or another programming language.
  • Relevant certification such as GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GREM, OSCP, GCIA, or similar.
  • Preferred experience in offensive security or red teaming.
  • Preferred knowledge of machine learning for threat detection.

Benefits

  • Flex First work arrangement allows employees to work remotely, from an office, or from another preferred location, with regular in-person events.
  • Remote hiring is currently limited to candidates in Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia.
  • The role is eligible for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
  • Competitive compensation and benefits vary by permanent work location.

Salary: $196k - $207k/yr

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