[Remote] Security Software Engineer II, Detection and Response

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pinterest is on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and they are seeking an experienced Security Engineer to build and implement detection and response improvements to protect employees and infrastructure. In this role, you will solve challenging problems, enhance security capabilities, and collaborate with cross-team partners to improve overall security posture.ResponsibilitiesBuild alerts and automation workflows to improve capabilities to detect and response to external and internal security threatsManage our logging pipelines and infrastructure and onboard new logging sources to improve our detection coverageDevelop and maintain internal tooling to expand and automate team detection and response capabilitiesRespond to alerts generated from our tooling and run incidents as part of an on-call rotationCollaborate with cross team partnersHunt for previously undetected threats in our environmentLeverage AI to streamline and enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and coverage of security engineeringSkillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or, a related field or equivalent experienceStrong knowledge of intrusion detection and incident response with an engineering focus in a modern cloud first environmentKnowledge of the attacker lifecycle, common attack and detection techniquesHands on experience with writing SIEM queries for alerting, response, and threat huntingExperience consuming threat intel and applying it to improve detection capabilitiesFamiliarity with using multiple sources of telemetry for threat investigations: Eg. EDR, Osquery, Firewall logsUnderstanding of networking technologies and/or network security, basic TCP/IP network fundamentalsDepth in ideally MacOS internals, or alternatively in Linux/UNIX or Windows internals, persistence mechanisms, privilege escalation techniquesScripting or automation experience (e.g., Python, Go, Ruby) for tool development or integrationDemonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputsStrong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverablesBenefitsThe position is also eligible for equity.Company OverviewPinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.pinterest.com/.