Senior Security Engineer, Incident Response

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential cybersecurity organization seeking a Senior Security Engineer, Incident Response to join their Security Operations team. This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the United States.

Our client is building the foundation for secure, productive digital operations. They've earned recognition as a leader in their space and work with over 180,000 businesses globally, from Fortune 100 companies to innovative technology organizations.

This role blends deep investigative expertise, hands-on engineering, and structured incident coordination. You will drive incidents end-to-end, build automation and workflows that reduce response friction, and contribute to a culture of learning and psychological safety during high-pressure situations. This is a high-impact position with meaningful ownership across both incident execution and operational engineering, reporting to the Manager of Security Incident Response.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute security incidents end-to-end, from initial signal through containment, recovery, and post-incident review
• Assess severity, declare incidents, and drive structured coordination and decision-making during active response
• Perform hands-on investigations and threat hunting to determine root cause, attacker behavior, scope, and impact
• Design and build automation to reduce triage, investigation, and response time
• Develop scalable systems and workflows that improve incident response and incident management
• Identify recurring pain points and detection/response gaps, and implement durable engineering solutions
• Improve incident response playbooks, case management, and orchestration tooling
• Apply AI-assisted tooling to enhance triage, enrichment, and investigative workflows while maintaining accuracy

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in security incident response roles, with 3+ years focused on security engineering and automation
• Proven experience leading complex security incidents in cloud-native or SaaS environments
• Experience building automation or internal tooling to improve security operations
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (e.g., Python, Go, Bash) and working with APIs or orchestration platforms
• Familiarity with applying AI/ML-assisted workflows to operational security use cases
• Strong understanding of modern attacker techniques and incident response methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-facing summaries
• An experienced incident lead who can independently drive complex investigations and coordinate diverse stakeholders
• A builder who enjoys improving systems, automation, and workflows – not just responding to alerts
• Calm and decisive under pressure, with strong judgment in ambiguous or high-severity situations
• Structured and organized, with strong project management skills to own complex projects
• A clear communicator who can translate technical findings into actionable guidance for both technical and non-technical audiences
• A collaborative teammate who values blameless learning and psychological safety

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your profile and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your candidacy to our client for consideration. Please note that all applications must come through Get A Job.ai—do not contact the client directly, as we are representing them exclusively for this search.

This is a remote-first role, though some travel for in-person engagement will be required (annual offsites, team meetings, and industry events). Our client is committed to leveraging AI thoughtfully across their operations, and encourages team members to actively learn AI best practices and identify opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways.

Compensation

USA-based roles: The annual base salary range is between $153,000 USD and $214,000 USD, plus benefits, PTO, equity, and participation in incentive programs where applicable.

Canada-based roles: The annual base salary range is between $144,000 CAD and $202,000 CAD, plus benefits, PTO, equity, and participation in incentive programs where applicable.

Compensation is determined based on fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.

Equal Opportunity: Get A Job.ai is committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable recruitment process. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken, or veteran status. Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process.