Apollo.io
Staff Engineer, Detection and Response
$184K–$264K
Remote, United States +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Remote, United States
United States - Experience
- 8+ years in detection and response, detection engineering, security engineering, or incident response.
About the job
Leads Apollo’s detection and response strategy while hands-on building security detections, response automation, investigation tools, and incident readiness across cloud, SaaS, and corporate systems.
What you'll do
- Set D&R strategy, architecture, standards, and multi-quarter initiatives; align telemetry and response readiness with partner teams.
- Build and improve detections, observability, threat hunts, and response automations; lead high-severity incidents and strengthen incident response processes.
- Establish AI-augmented D&R workflows, measure their effectiveness, and help detect misuse of Apollo’s AI systems and agent features.
What they ask for
- Track record leading D&R strategy or multi-quarter initiatives with measurable results.
- Hands-on experience designing detection architecture and shipping detection systems on a modern SIEM.
- Strong Python, Git, CI/CD, and detection-as-code skills.
- Experience leading high-severity incidents in cloud and SaaS environments and improving incident response.
Nice to have
- Panther experience is highly valued.
- Production experience with AI-assisted triage, investigation, or response; Staff, Lead, or Principal-level experience at a high-growth cloud or SaaS company.
Pay
$211,600 — $264,500 USD total cash compensation; $184,000 — $230,000 USD total cash compensation
Tools
Panther, Python, Git, CI/CD, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
AI focus
Use AI and agents for triage, enrichment, investigation, and response with appropriate guardrails and human oversight; measure impact and help detect misuse of Apollo’s AI systems and agent features.
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