Hiring: Security Engineer, Detection & Response Company: Sentry Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 13:30:01 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, CI/CD, Docker, GCP, IAM, Kubernetes, Python, SAML, SIEM, Sentry, Terraform About the job Experience: •2+ years of industry experience in a detection and response, corporate security, or generalist security engineering role Required Skills: •In this role, you will •Maintain, improve, and own detection engineering systems. We own and operate our own detection stack and are building agentic triage with thoughtful security response and orchestration automation. •Perform investigations, and contribute to security incident response. You will assist and contribute to a breadth of incident types, or Sentry and our customers. •Contribute to, maintain, and operate identity and access management systems. Access management is a critical component of our security program. •Have a lot of opportunity to grow and learn across many security domains. We are a highly cross-functional team and you will have opportunities to touch adjacent security projects spanning appsec, infrasec, governance, and privacy. •Research, identify, and respond to emerging threats relevant to Sentry. We build and operate a complex application and cloud environment, including the novel attack surface introduced by Sentry's agentic product features and AI-assisted engineering practices. •You’ll thrive in this role if you •Enjoy operating cross-functionally, building relationships, and influencing with technical expertise as you protect a fast-moving engineering organization. Qualifications: •Degree in Computer Science or a related field, equivalent training, or professional experience •Applied hands-on capability in several of the following: alert triage, detection tuning and writing, detection-as-code, security log ingestion, investigations and security incident response, identity and access management (IAM), phishing response, user access reviews, managing endpoint detection and response tooling •Operational familiarity with operating distributed cloud technology and experience with corporate (SSO, SAML, IAM) and defensive security tooling •A collaborative approach to problem solving paired with strong written and verbal communication •Not sure if you meet 100% of the qualifications? We encourage you to apply anyway. We're interested in people are excited about this opportunity and eager to grow. •The base salary range (or hourly wage range, if applicable) that Sentry reasonably expects to pay for this position is Compensation: •$155,000 - $400,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!