Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response, 1Password

1Password

Location:

Canada; United States

Category:

IT - Software Development

Contract Type:

Employment contract

Salary:

143000.00 - 210000.00 USD; CAD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Security Engineer on the Detection and Response team, you will contribute to strategies to detect and respond to security threats, improve security posture, and safeguard 1Password’s systems and data. Work closely with cross-functional teams and automate detection workflows.

Job Responsibility:

Develop threat detections and response plans across 1Password’s infrastructure, products, internal tools and corporate environments
Own individual and team projects from scoping to planning, ensuring deliverables are met and in alignment with Security OKRs
Build strong relationships with partner and stakeholder teams in order to advise on improvements that enable detection capabilities and response procedures
Design and build systems to automate security processes and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability
Partner with developers, engineers and other departments to improve security logging and address security issues for the product
Lead response to potential security incidents, and help design and implement remediations
Participate in an on-call rotation with potential for work on nights or weekends in the event a significant security issue is identified
Standardize, write response playbooks that can be utilized by all members of the team
Mentor and train team members to uphold a high team standard
Participate in security audits, vendor assessments and security tabletop exercises
Be a subject matter expert on the team’s security tooling, processes and procedures

Requirements:

Minimum 5 years of experience in a technical engineering role, at least 3 of those years in a security role with a focus on Detection Engineering, Incident Response, Digital Forensics and/or Threat Intelligence
A high level of comfort with incident response frameworks, and experience calmly, and blamelessly leading complex security incidents
Proficient in leveraging security logs and/or a SIEM to detect, investigate, and respond to security events
Experience developing SOAR solutions for enhancing behavior analytics and security response automations
Experience with Detection-as-Code to automate detection engineering workflows
Knowledge of threat actor TTPs and current threat landscape to develop threat-based detections
Experience with runtime security, EDR, and forensic analysis tools on various operating systems
Proficient in threat hunting and log analysis across multiple environments
Knowledge of cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP) including security best practices for deployment of cloud services
Experience in scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for data analysis, automation and tool development
Experience with software development lifecycle, project management, Terraform, and CI/CD in GitLab or GitHub
Strong problem-solving skills with minimal supervision and takes ownership of responsibilities, identifying and addressing challenges proactively
Excellent communication skills with a drive for collaboration and leveling up team members
Passion for fostering psychological safety and stability in high-stress environments

What we offer:

Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
Wellness spending allowance
Generous PTO policy
Company-wide wellness days off scheduled throughout the year
Wellness Coach membership
Comprehensive health coverage
Company equity for all full-time employees
Retirement matching program
Training budget, 1Password University access, and learning sessions
Free 1Password account
Paid volunteer days
Employee-led DEIB programs and ERGs and ECGs
Fully remote environment
Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 26, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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