Senior Security Engineer, Threat Detection & Response

The Threat Detection and Response team at Airbnb is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to help define and execute the company's vision for threat detection and incident response capabilities.

As a senior engineer on the team, you will have a direct impact on building, optimizing, and growing security capabilities, as well as mentoring other team members.

Responsibilities:

• Perform investigations of security incidents using digital forensics and data analytics.
• Use coding, data analytics, and investigation skills to hunt, detect, and respond to threats.
• Build automation and detection models to support identification of anomalous activity and response activities.
• Hunt for threats in corporate and production environments to proactively identify anomalous activity.
• Work with engineering teams to build advanced detection solutions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to carry out complex investigations.
• Identify gaps in infrastructure and work with business partners to gain visibility through logging and detection.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in security operations, including investigations, incident response, and threat intelligence.
• Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages, SQL, and Pandas.
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch is preferred.
• Experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS) is preferred.
• Knowledge of the Cyber Kill Chain Framework and MITRE ATT&CK Framework.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary: £96,000-£120,000 GBP per year.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.

Our Commitment To Inclusion & Belonging: Airbnb is committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible and providing a disability-inclusive application and interview process.