Staff Detection & Response Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid role based in Palo Alto, California; collaborate in-office 3 days a week.

Base salary: $210,000–$240,000 annually, plus equity. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing AI company building marketing orchestration technology that helps enterprise brands create personalized campaigns.

What you will do

• Lead the full security incident lifecycle from detection and triage through containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review.
• Investigate alerts and suspicious activity across cloud infrastructure, endpoints, identity systems, and SaaS applications.
• Build and maintain incident-response playbooks, runbooks, escalation paths, and automated detection and response workflows.
• Perform log analysis, digital forensics, and threat hunting to identify root causes and emerging risks.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Product, IT, Legal, and Customer teams to coordinate response and communicate with stakeholders.
• Run tabletop exercises, improve security readiness, and mentor teammates in a blameless, security-first culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in incident response, security operations, or digital forensics, with experience leading investigations end to end.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Hands-on cloud security experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, as well as SIEM, EDR, and SOAR tools.
• Strong understanding of attacker techniques and frameworks including MITRE ATT&CK and NIST incident handling.
• Scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating investigation and response tasks.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to work independently, remain calm under pressure, and lead in collaborative teams.
• Experience supporting B2B or enterprise SaaS products.

Nice to have

• Experience securing AI or generative AI systems.
• Industry certifications such as GCIH, GCFA, GCIA, or CISSP.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid collaboration with in-office work three days per week.
• Salary, equity, and 401(k).
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families, with HSA and FSA options.
• Flexible time off, including parental leave, plus well-being programs.
• Daily lunch and snacks, mentorship, and the opportunity to work with AI leaders on products that ship.