Senior Detection and Response Engineer
Description For Senior Detection and Response Engineer
Intellectsoft, a prominent software development company established in 2007, is seeking a Senior Detection and Response Engineer to join their team. The role focuses on contributing to a cutting-edge platform designed for financial institutions and enterprises to manage regulated stablecoins. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining security operations, working with SIEM tools, EDR solutions, and cloud security platforms.
The position offers an opportunity to work with a company that serves major clients including Jaguar Motors, Universal Pictures, Harley-Davidson, Qualcomm, and London Stock Exchange. The role combines technical security expertise with financial sector knowledge, making it ideal for security professionals interested in fintech and regulated environments.
The position requires strong technical skills in security operations, detection engineering, and incident response, with particular emphasis on SIEM tools, EDR solutions, and cloud security. The ideal candidate will have experience with Python scripting, understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and knowledge of compliance standards.
Working remotely, you'll be part of a global team while maintaining work-life balance with generous benefits including 35 absence days per year, professional development opportunities through Udemy courses, and regular team activities. The role offers the chance to work on innovative financial technology solutions while ensuring robust security measures for regulated stablecoin operations.
Responsibilities For Senior Detection and Response Engineer
- Develop and tune detection logic across SIEM, EDR/XDR, and other monitoring platforms
- Conduct triage and root-cause analysis of security alerts and incidents
- Lead incident response efforts including containment, remediation, and recovery
- Perform host- and network-based forensic investigations
- Integrate threat intelligence into detection and response workflows
- Develop automation scripts and playbooks for SOAR platforms
- Collaborate with DevOps, cloud, and IT teams to improve overall security posture
- Prepare post-incident reports and conduct lessons-learned sessions
- Support regular red team/blue team exercises and threat hunting initiatives
Requirements For Senior Detection and Response Engineer
- 3+ years of experience in security operations, detection engineering, or incident response role
- Strong knowledge of SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar)
- Experience with EDR solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Defender for Endpoint)
- Familiarity with cloud security (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Scripting experience in Python, PowerShell, or similar for automation
- Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and threat modeling
- Solid grasp of networking fundamentals and common attack techniques
- Experience in the financial or regulated sectors is a strong advantage
- Working knowledge of compliance standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and SOC 2
- Upper-Intermediate English level
- Be able to overlap minimum 6 hours with US Eastern Time (EST)
Benefits For Senior Detection and Response Engineer
- 35 absence days per year for work-life balance
- Udemy courses of your choice
- English courses with native-speaker
- Regular soft-skills trainings
- Excellence Centers meetups
- Online/offline team-buildings
Jobs Related To Intellectsoft Senior Detection and Response Engineer
