Senior Detection and Response Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Detection and Response Engineer (Cybersecurity): Protecting infrastructure, services, and players for Activision, Blizzard, and hirify.global with an accent on threat detection, incident response, and security automation. Focus on designing detection capabilities, implementing SOAR platforms, and integrating AI/ML-driven security analytics.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Company

hirify.global is a leading interactive entertainment company known for the Candy Crush franchise and is part of Microsoft.

What you will do

• Detect, investigate, and respond to security incidents across cloud, corporate, and production environments.
• Design and improve detection capabilities and incident response workflows.
• Develop automation using SOAR platforms and scripting in Python or PowerShell.
• Enhance alert triage and investigations using AI/ML-driven security analytics.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve security visibility and response capabilities.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for incident response.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in security operations, threat detection engineering, or incident response.
• Experience using AI/ML techniques for behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, and automated investigations.
• Proficiency with security monitoring platforms such as SIEM and EDR.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or similar languages.
• Fluent in English.
• Must be based in Barcelona, Spain.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a global Security Operations team protecting iconic gaming franchises.
• Collaborative environment that values diverse talent and a self-starter attitude.
• Opportunity to secure systems supporting hundreds of millions of players worldwide.