Description
Samsara Security is seeking a Senior Threat Detection Engineer to build and operate signals, pipelines, and tooling for threat discovery. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of experience in security engineering or a related field, strong Python and SQL skills, and experience with detection-as-code platforms and modern SIEM platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Build, deploy, and improve MITRE ATT&CK–aligned detections across various telemetry sources
- Own the full detection lifecycle from hypothesis to deployment and retirement
- Advance the detection-as-code platform through version control, peer review, and automated testing
- Identify emerging threat surfaces and build integrations for stronger data ingestion and coverage
- Evaluate AI-powered security capabilities and turn threat intelligence into actionable detection
- Partner with Security Operations during investigations and incidents
Requirements:
- 6+ years in security engineering, detection engineering, or a related technology discipline
- Strong Python and SQL skills
- Experience with detection-as-code, Git-based workflows, and CI/CD deployment
- Deep experience with modern SIEM platforms and AWS, Linux, containers, and EDR
- Proven ability to build systems from scratch and communicate technical concepts clearly
Nice to Have:
- Experience with data orchestration platforms like Airflow or Databricks
- Applied experience with LLMs, agentic frameworks, and MCP integrations
- Familiarity with risk-based alerting, ChatOps, and attack simulation
- Additional experience with Go, Terraform, malware analysis, digital forensics, or FedRAMP environments