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Senior Detection and Response Engineer

Altruist · San Francisco, CA

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
45 days
Altruist's roles stay open a median of 74 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
10% of Altruist's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Altruist
high
77 stale, 0 reposted of 81 open
Hiring momentum
98 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Altruist's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Altruist.

About this role

As a Senior Detection and Response Engineer at Altruist, you will be responsible for building and maintaining detection capabilities across various platforms, including cloud and endpoints. Your daily tasks will involve triaging alerts, leading incident responses, threat hunting, and developing automation to enhance security operations. You will collaborate with internal teams and partners to improve detection efficacy and operationalize threat intelligence.

Our read on this posting3.4out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
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 Altruist as an employer.

What you need

  • 4+ years of experience in detection engineering, incident response, or threat hunting
  • Hands-on authoring of detections in a modern SIEM
  • Investigations across cloud (AWS), endpoint, and identity data sources
  • Comfort scripting and automating (e.g., Python)
  • B.A. / B.S. degree in relevant fields such as Computer Science or Information Security or relevant experience
  • Technologically savvy with modern tech stacks (i.e., AWS, Kubernetes, Datadog/Splunk, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Terraform)

Nice to have

  • Experience working in regulated environments (fintech / financial services)
  • Cyber threat intelligence or insider-threat detection experience

What you get

  • Competitive total compensation
  • Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO)
  • 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting
  • 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment
  • Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an annual L&D budget allocation for each employee
  • Company perks program (includes discounts on pet insurance, fitness, cell phone plans, and travel)

Worth weighing

  • Salary range is specified as $200,000 - $240,000 USD but may vary based on multiple factors
  • Role involves significant responsibility in security operations which may lead to high-pressure situations
  • Hybrid work schedule requires three days onsite, which may not suit all candidates

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Listed by Altruist on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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