Security Engineer II, Detection and Response

Circle
San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 122,500 - 165,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 2+ yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Judgment","Problem-solving","Self-reliance","Communication"]

Lead security detection and response work within Circle’s Security Team, proactively identifying threats, responding to incidents, and improving detection techniques. Help advance AI deployment for the SOC, manage core tooling like SIEM and orchestration platforms, and improve visibility through logging and detection. You’ll collaborate across teams on investigations, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, audits, and custom tooling, with on-call duties supporting security operations.

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Circle
2 months ago

Security Engineer II, Detection and Response

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Job Summary

Lead security detection and response work within Circle’s Security Team, proactively identifying threats, responding to incidents, and improving detection techniques. Help advance AI deployment for the SOC, manage core tooling like SIEM and orchestration platforms, and improve visibility through logging and detection. You’ll collaborate across teams on investigations, threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, audits, and custom tooling, with on-call duties supporting security operations.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Proactively identify and respond to emerging security threats.
  • •Advance AI deployment to SOC functions and develop detection techniques for anomalous behaviors and attacks.
  • •Help manage core tooling, including SIEM and orchestration platforms.
  • •Identify infrastructure gaps and improve visibility through logging and detection; respond to incidents and collaborate across teams to investigate and resolve.
  • •Support security projects such as threat modeling, vulnerability scanning, audits, and custom tool building, including taking on-call shifts.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 122,500 - 165,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •2+ years of experience in detection, response, or security engineering.
  • •Experience working security incidents, especially those involving engineering.
  • •Experience working in an AWS + EKS environment.
  • •Hands-on experience using AI tooling to accelerate work and address threats, including understanding AI-related organizational risks and defenses.
  • •Programming experience in Python, Golang, or similar languages.
Experience:2+ yearsSecurity engineeringSOC
Skills:CollaborationJudgmentProblem-solvingSelf-relianceCommunication
Tech Stack:SIEMOrchestrationAI toolingAWSEKSPythonGolangMacOSSlackGSuiteBlockchain

Company Brief

Circle
Provides blockchain-based financial infrastructure and stablecoins (notably USDC and EURC) and payment solutions for enterprises, developers, and financial institutions to enable programmable money and global payments.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2013
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