Senior Detection Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: US, Remote

Base salary: $195,000–$230,000 annually, plus equity eligibility for full-time employees.

Company

hirify.global is a remote cybersecurity product company developing the NodeZero platform for autonomous penetration testing and security assessment operations.

What you will do

• Define detection, effectiveness, and tuning requirements for the Defensive Agent team.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to turn EDR effectiveness goals and blue team workflows into buildable product requirements.
• Set acceptance criteria and validate releases before customer delivery.
• Serve as the domain reference for Engineering and AI research on detection techniques, vendor behavior, and endpoint security.
• Define vendor-specific policy semantics and maintain coverage models as endpoint platforms evolve.
• Evaluate tuning recommendations and partner with the Attack team to align detection expectations with current adversary tradecraft.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in detection engineering, security operations, incident response, or threat hunting.
• Hands-on production experience administering and tuning EDR platforms, including detections, policies, exclusions, and alert investigations.
• Strong understanding of SOC workflows, false-positive and false-negative tradeoffs, alert fatigue, and detection coverage measurement.
• Working knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK, detection coverage frameworks, post-compromise behavior, and endpoint and identity telemetry.
• Exceptional technical writing and the ability to influence engineers, AI researchers, product managers, SOC analysts, and executives without direct authority.
• Scripting ability, ideally Python, plus comfort with SQL and large-scale event and telemetry analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work for this US-based role, with remote and hybrid models varying by role and location.
• Collaborative, inclusive culture focused on respect, ownership, and results.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance for employees and families.
• Flexible vacation policy and generous parental leave.
• Career development opportunities, equity eligibility, and competitive compensation.