Cerebras
Senior Detection and Response Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in detection engineering, incident response, or security engineering.
About the job
Build and improve Cerebras’s detection and response program by engineering detections and automation, leading complex security investigations, and turning findings into lasting security improvements.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize detections, playbooks, workflows, and security automation; maintain capabilities as code.
- Lead complex security investigations and coordinated incident response, including on-call responsibilities.
- Own program areas, set technical standards, document practices, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in detection engineering, incident response, or security engineering, with ownership of complex technical initiatives.
- Strong proficiency in Python and query languages such as SQL; ability to write clean, maintainable, testable code.
- Practical knowledge of detection and response across cloud, identity, and endpoint environments.
- Experience leading complex investigations and building production security tooling and automation.
Tools
Python, SQL
AI focus
Apply AI-driven approaches thoughtfully to improve detection and response.
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