# Security Engineer II, Detection and Response

Hiring organization: [Circle](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/circle)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3c410222-e580-4ae3-9dde-7c05dc34171d

Listed on Circle's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Salary: 122500 – 165000 USD per year

## Summary

Circle is hiring a Security Engineer II to lead detection and response initiatives, protecting the company's financial platform and customers through threat identification, incident investigation, and security tooling management. This role suits someone with 2+ years of security operations experience who enjoys hands-on engineering work, on-call responsibilities, and collaborative problem-solving in a fast-moving fintech environment.

_Our summary, not Circle's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon EKS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Blockchain, macOS, Python, Slack

## Required

- 2+ years experience in detection, response, or security engineering
- Experience responding to security incidents involving engineering
- AWS + EKS environment experience
- Hands-on experience with AI tooling
- MacOS operating systems and file systems knowledge
- Programming experience in Python, Golang, or similar languages
- On-call duties including nights and weekends

## Nice to have

- Professional or hobbyist blockchain exposure
- Insider risk exposure

Apply on Circle's site: https://circle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Circle/job/San-Francisco---remote-first-in-US/Security-Engineer-II--Detection-and-Response_JR101060