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$120-$137/hour

Senior Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response

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Overview

About the Role We are seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help build and mature an insider threat detection and response program from the ground up.

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About the Role

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  • Identify visibility gaps across infrastructure and partner with business teams to close them through improved logging and detection.
  • Design and write detections for data misuse and data exfiltration at scale.
  • Build automation and detection models that surface anomalous activity and speed up response.
  • Proactively hunt for insider threats across corporate and production environments.
  • Partner with engineering teams to develop advanced detection solutions, and work closely with Human Resources and Legal on complex investigations.
  • Recommend and help design countermeasures that reduce insider risk.
  • Take part in incident response and provide subject-matter expertise during insider threat incidents.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation that supports 24/7 detection and response coverage.
  • Contribute to security awareness messaging and training.

Requirements

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Required

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, such as detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, digital forensics, or threat intelligence.
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience with insider threat technologies, such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA).
  • Exposure to data science and analytics approaches that apply to insider threat detection.
  • Experience automating security detection and response.
  • Solid understanding of how insider threat and incident response connect, including how to coordinate responses to insider incidents.
  • Working knowledge of insider threat challenges at consumer-facing companies.
  • Familiarity with the Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK frameworks and how they apply to insider threats.
  • Self-motivated, creative problem-solver who works well independently.
  • Stays calm and collaborative under pressure in time-sensitive situations.
  • Strong organization, prioritization, and multitasking skills.

Preferred

  • Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, and RDS.
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL.
  • Start Date: November 17, 2026
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Location: Remote (within the U.S.)
  • Work Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday), plus participation in an on-call rotation
  • Pay Rate: Up to $120-$137/hour + benefits
  • Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
  • Engagement: W-2 Contract

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
Worldwide
Fully remote, anywhere in the world
Who can apply
US

About this job

Pay per year
≈ $249,600–$284,960 a year
44% above the $186,000 median for Security Engineer jobs on Jobera (535 salaries).
Who can apply
United States
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Senior Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response$120-$137/hour