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Security Engineer, Detection & Response

Sentry

San Francisco, CA · Remote · full time

$155,000 – $400,000

Listed on Sentry’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role combines detection engineering, incident response, and identity management to protect Sentry's platform and customers. It suits someone who enjoys cross-functional security work, thrives with autonomy on a small team, and reaches for automation and systematic solutions rather than reactive firefighting.

Our summary, not Sentry’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 2+ years in detection and response, corporate security, or security engineering
  • Computer Science degree or equivalent training and professional experience
  • Hands-on experience with alert triage, detection tuning, or incident response
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language
  • Experience with distributed cloud technology or defensive security tooling
  • Collaborative problem-solving with strong communication

Nice to have

  • Python proficiency
  • Experience with detection-as-code
  • Familiarity with agentic development workflows
  • Experience with identity and access management
  • Background in phishing response or endpoint detection tooling

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