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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.

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5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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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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