Senior Detection and Response Engineer
San Carlos, CA$180k - $235kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior Detection and Response Engineer responsible for building and scaling detection engineering, threat monitoring, and incident response capabilities across cloud, enterprise, robotics, and infrastructure environments at 1X.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable detection engineering capabilities across cloud infrastructure, endpoints, enterprise systems, and operational environments
- Improve incident response readiness through automation, threat hunting, telemetry enrichment, and operational playbook development
- Build high-signal monitoring pipelines and security analytics that improve visibility into adversarial behavior and operational risk
- Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure, IT, Robotics, and Product Security teams to strengthen detection coverage and response coordination
- Reduce mean time to detect and respond by improving alert quality, investigation tooling, and operational response workflows
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, security operations, or related security engineering roles
- Experience with SIEM, EDR, logging pipelines, cloud monitoring, and security telemetry systems
- Strong understanding of cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience developing automation workflows, response tooling, or detection logic using scripting/programming languages
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related technical field
Skills
Required:Detection engineeringIncident responseCloud securityScripting/Automation
Nice to have:MITRE ATT&CK familiarity
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
- Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
- Onsite snacks and catered lunches
Last updated Sep 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About 1X Technologies
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We're an AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California. We create safe humanoid robots that do your chores and offer personalized assistance.
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