Senior Threat Response Engineer, Red Canary
4th Shift
$134-136.9k
+ Bonus Program + Stock Options
SaaS threat detection and security operations
Open for applications
SaaS threat detection and security operations
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$134-136.9k
+ Bonus Program + Stock Options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make security stronger, safer, and more comprehensive.
Role
Who you are
- Experience responding to security events/threats
- Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- A mastery of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) products including CarbonBlack, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, SentinelOne, and Palo Alto Cortex
- Strong experience with or familiarity with Identity security products
- Deep understanding of the internal system functionality of Windows and MacOS operating systems and network communication
- Strong understanding of enterprise technology, network controls, and security operations
- Experience and enjoyment of working in a fast-paced, operational environment and successfully prioritize important tasks
- Professional and articulate with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Deep interest in understanding and staying current with the latest adversary tactics and techniques
- The ability to support an on-call rotation
What the job involves
- The Threat Response Engineering team is the virtual boots on the ground and responsible for remediating threats detected in Active Remediation customer environments
- Being a Threat Response Engineer puts you in the driver’s seat and provides the satisfying opportunity to mitigate threats and be the defender against the adversary
- We are our customers' trusted stewards who quickly respond to and remediate their security threats allowing them to focus on their business objectives
- The Active Remediation Team has extensive experience conducting investigations on endpoints and servers utilizing a range of techniques such as analyzing telemetry data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) platforms, malware analysis, and threat hunting
- Active Remediation takes advantage of the myriad of tools available in the Red Canary platform to perform immediate actions when threats are detected
- As Threat Response Engineers, one of our goals is to identify opportunities to increase our efficiency and ensure our customer’s environments are vulnerable for the least amount of time
- We do this by finding new and creative ways to use existing tooling to benefit our customers while also helping build and develop new tools to add into our arsenal
- Use Red Canary’s detection platform, detected threat information, and our customers’ security products to analyze, contain, and remediate threats in the customers’ environments
- Provide customers with comprehensive reports of the investigation and actions taken to ensure they understand what you did to clean up their environment and protect them from further damage
- Identify effective response strategies to further enhance Red Canary’s customers’ security posture
- Actively engage and collaborate with the Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, and Intel teams to develop new ways of performing timely remediation of identified threats
- Be directly involved with and support cross-functional teams during customer security incidents
- Engage with customers and cross-functional teams during the setup of Active Remediation and response activity
- Be a mentor to peers and other members of the team while also leading team projects
- Support product improvement through collaboration with team leadership by providing insights and recommendations
- Support management through operational day to day leadership and assembling information related to the product offering
- This position will be supporting a 10pm to 8am MT shift, Sunday - Wednesday. This 4th shift schedule does get an extra stipend
Application process
- The application deadline is March 21st, 2025
Our take
Red Canary is a leading provider of managed detection and response (MDR) services, dedicated to protecting organizations from threats across cloud workloads, identities, SaaS applications, networks and endpoints. The company offers advanced threat intelligence and 24/7 monitoring to help security teams reduce risks and respond effectively.
Recently the company introduced new features and updates to further enhance its services. The company expanded support to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, and partnered with clients to modernize Security Operations Centers using Microsoft Sentinel, demonstrating Red Canary's commitment to improving security operations and maximizing existing security investments.
Red Canary's success is evident from its impressive client base and industry recognition. Protecting over 2.5M endpoints with a 99% threat accuracy and maintaining a customer satisfaction rating of around 99%. The company now plans to expand its impact to reach over 150,000 professionals through educational initiatives.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2021
$81m
SERIES C
Apr 2019
$34m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $129.9m
Company benefits
- Red Canary offers a 100% paid plan option for medical, dental and vision for you and your dependents. No waiting period
- All new hires are eligible for benefits as of their first day
- Take the time you need to recharge including vacation, sick, bereavement, jury duty, and holidays
- Red Canary offers a variety of plans to fit you and your dependent specific needs including FSA, HRA and HSA, with employer funding to offset out of pocket health care expenses
- With 60% remote workforce, Canaries can work virtually from almost anywhere in the US
- Full base pay to bond/care for your new child
Company HQ
Union Station, Denver, CO
Leadership
Brian Beyer
(CEO)Having studied at Purdue University, they worked as a Software Development Lead at Northrop Grumman and Solidyn for almost 4 years. They left Kyrus Technology in January 2014 to co-found Red Canary.
Chris Rothe
(CTO)They started their career as an IT Specialist, before spending over 3 years at Lockheed Martin as a Software Engineer and VP of Technology at Soidyn Solutions. Following 9 months at Kyrus, they co-founded Red Canary in January 2014.
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