Senior Detection Engineer - Cloud
Vectra · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted about 3 months ago · Previously reposted
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 79 days Vectra's roles stay open a median of 73 days
- Reposted
- Yes taken down and listed again at least once
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Vectra's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Vectra
- high 23 stale, 4 reposted of 29 open
- Hiring momentum
- 39 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vectra's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vectra.
About this role
As a Senior Detection Engineer at Vectra, you will focus on enhancing threat detection capabilities across cloud and identity environments, while also contributing to network detection initiatives. Your day-to-day tasks will involve researching attack behaviors, developing detection logic using Python, analyzing security telemetry, and collaborating with data scientists and security researchers to improve detection accuracy and effectiveness.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vectra as an employer.
What you need
- 6+ years of cybersecurity experience, preferably focused on threat detection, security research, threat hunting, incident response, or detection engineering
- Strong experience investigating threats in cloud and identity environments
- Hands-on knowledge of AWS/Azure cloud platform
- Strong understanding of identity concepts and cloud and identity attack techniques; experience with Microsoft Entra ID is preferred
- Experience working with security telemetry such as CloudTrail, cloud audit logs, authentication logs, flow logs, PCAPs, and network telemetry
- Working proficiency in Python, including experience using Python for data analysis, automation, investigation, or detection development
Nice to have
- Experience building and operating production-quality cloud or identity detections, rather than solely investigating alerts generated by existing products
- Experience developing detections using multiple telemetry sources or correlating activity across identity, cloud control-plane, workload, and network data
- Experience with adversary simulation or offensive security techniques in AWS, Azure or identity environments
- Experience analyzing network traffic using tools such as Wireshark, Zeek, Suricata, or similar technologies
- Optional certifications such as OSCP, GCIA, GCDA, GSEC, cloud security certifications, or equivalent practical experience
What you get
- Competitive base pay
- Incentive plan eligibility
- Participation in the employee equity plan (stock options)
- Health care insurance
- Income protection/life insurance
- Access to retirement savings plans
Worth weighing
- Focus on cloud and identity threat detection may limit exposure to other areas of cybersecurity
- Role involves developing new detections rather than just responding to alerts, which may require a proactive mindset
- No specific salary range provided in the posting
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Listed by Vectra on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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