Lead Security Engineer, Detection & Response

About the role

We're looking for a Lead Security Engineer to drive high-impact detection and response work across Snap. You will lead complex investigations, improve detection coverage for high-risk systems, build scalable automation, and influence how Snap reduces security risk across a large, fast-moving technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead detection engineering initiatives across endpoint, cloud, infrastructure, SaaS, and network environments
• Improve detection coverage for high-risk systems, behaviours, and attack paths
• Design and improve logging, alerting, triage, and response systems
• Build automation for threat hunting, investigations, and incident response
• Lead complex security investigations and support incident response
• Turn threat intelligence and attacker tradecraft into practical detection outcomes
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, privacy, and product teams to reduce risk
• Mentor engineers and raise the quality of team practices, tooling, and playbooks

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant security experience, or Master's with 5+ years , or PhD with 2+ years
• Experience in detection and response, incident response, threat hunting, forensics, malware analysis, threat intelligence, or security engineering
• Strong coding skills in Python , Go , or a similar language
• Deep systems knowledge in at least two of: macOS , Windows , Linux , Kubernetes , AWS , GCP
• Experience leading complex security engineering or response initiatives
• Strong judgement, clear communication, and the ability to influence across teams
• Experience with Google Cloud , Google Workspace , and AWS
• Experience with SIEM , EDR , SOAR , data pipelines, or security analytics platforms
• Strong knowledge of MITRE ATT&CK , attacker tradecraft, and detection coverage mapping
• Experience building production-quality security tooling
• If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don't be shy and provide us some information .

Benefits

Additional Information

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company's three core products are Snapchat , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio , an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles . Snap Security teams protect the trust and safety of our global community by securing the systems and data that power Snapchat. We safeguard hundreds of millions of Snapchatters every day, ensuring that every product and service is built on a foundation of security and resilience. Our values guide everything we do - from how we anticipate and mitigate threats to how we collaborate across Snap. We move fast, with precision, and always execute with privacy at the forefront.

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