Senior Threat Engineer (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Threat Engineer (Cybersecurity): Building and improving systems, logic, and workflows for the Wirespeed Verdict Engine with an accent on automation, detection engineering, and scalable decision-making. Focus on identifying repeatable patterns in security investigations and transforming them into automated response workflows to improve accuracy and operational efficiency.

Location: Must be based in the United States

Salary: $100,000–$150,000

Company

hirify.global is an active insurance provider that combines comprehensive coverage with innovative cybersecurity tools to help businesses manage and mitigate digital risk.

What you will do

• Design and build detection, decisioning, and response workflows for the Wirespeed Verdict Engine.
• Translate investigative thinking into scalable detections, triage logic, and automated decisions.
• Analyze operational data to identify false positives, latency issues, and opportunities for system improvement.
• Support complex or novel cases and feed lessons back into the system to enhance future performance.
• Partner with product, engineering, and security teams to improve platform capabilities and data quality.
• Define best practices and technical standards for the Threat Engineering function.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States.
• Significant experience in cybersecurity operations, threat detection, incident response, or SOC operations.
• Ability to turn ambiguous signals and operational problems into practical detection logic.
• Experience building, tuning, or maintaining automations, detections, or enrichment pipelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for documenting logic and explaining technical tradeoffs.
• Comfort using data to evaluate detection quality and workflow performance.

Nice to have

• Experience in high-volume security operations environments.
• Proficiency with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and case management systems.
• Familiarity with scripting or query languages for automation and analysis.
• Experience in security product development or workflow design.
• Background in mentoring engineers and setting technical direction.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Annual home office stipend and WeWork access.
• Mental and physical health wellness programs including One Medical and Headspace.
• Remote-first, inclusive culture focused on protecting businesses from digital risk.