Security Engineer, Detection & Response

Assort Health
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 160,000 - 185,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 2-4 yearsSkills: ["Ownership","Cross-functional collaboration","Communication","Calm under pressure","Initiative"]

Build and operate detection and response capabilities focused on continuous monitoring, triage, investigation, containment, and remediation. Improve detection coverage by partnering with engineering to ensure reliable, actionable telemetry across cloud, corporate, and production environments. Help maintain incident readiness (playbooks, on-call, escalation paths, tabletop exercises), evaluate detection tooling, and translate near-term audit needs for SOC 2 into sustainable practices.

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Assort Health
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Security Engineer, Detection & Response

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Job Summary

Build and operate detection and response capabilities focused on continuous monitoring, triage, investigation, containment, and remediation. Improve detection coverage by partnering with engineering to ensure reliable, actionable telemetry across cloud, corporate, and production environments. Help maintain incident readiness (playbooks, on-call, escalation paths, tabletop exercises), evaluate detection tooling, and translate near-term audit needs for SOC 2 into sustainable practices.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Help build and operate detection and response capabilities, including continuous monitoring and remediation of security events.
  • •Maintain incident readiness with playbooks, on-call and escalation paths, tabletop exercises, and response quality improvements.
  • •Improve detection quality and coverage by partnering with engineering to ensure critical telemetry is available and actionable across environments.
  • •Embed detection and response into systems by partnering with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure.
  • •Evaluate and implement detection/response tooling and support automation to reduce manual effort.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 185,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid LeaveLearning BudgetHome OfficeWellness Stipend401kCommuter Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •2 to 4 years of relevant experience.
  • •Experience in detection engineering, incident response, and/or security operations.
  • •Background in modern observability stacks (e.g., SIEM, EDR, cloud telemetry, logging) and detection primitives.
  • •Comfort working with modern adversary tradecraft (TTPs) and turning it into practical detection and response strategies.
  • •Ability to perform hands-on security work such as reviewing telemetry, assessing detection gaps, and supporting security automation through scripting.
Experience:2-4 years
Skills:OwnershipCross-functional collaborationCommunicationCalm under pressureInitiative
Tech Stack:SIEMEDRCloud telemetryLoggingSOC 2TelemetryIncident playbooksScriptingAutomation

Company Brief

Assort Health
Builds specialty-specific generative AI agents (voice, text, web) that manage patient calls and communications for healthcare providers, automating scheduling, triage, and administrative workflows to reduce hold times and improve access to care.
Industry: HealthTech
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2023
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