Staff Security Engineer

Summary

Join Airbnb's Threat Detection and Response (TDR) team as a Senior Engineer and make a significant impact on the company's security. You will lead complex security investigations, develop scalable tools, and mentor team members in forensic analysis and incident response. A key responsibility is resolving critical incidents, conducting root cause analyses, and implementing preventive measures. You will also design and optimize advanced threat detection systems, promote best practices, and define the strategy for threat detection and incident response. This role requires strong technical leadership, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and excellent communication skills. The position is remote-friendly and available in Germany, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on technical experience in security engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, network engineering, or privacy engineering
• 8+ of those years of experience in incident response including host and cloud forensics, incident management, threat intelligence, threat hunting, and/or security detection
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Ability to lead people in complex, ambiguous situations through influence and not authority
• Ability to work calmly and collaboratively in critical situations with expediency
• Outstanding organisational, prioritisation, and multitasking skills
• Experience automating security detection and response

Responsibilities

• Lead complex security investigations, develop scalable tools, and mentor team members in forensic analysis and incident response
• Resolve critical incidents as an escalation point, conduct root cause analyses, and implement preventive measures in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Design and optimize advanced threat detection systems using insights from incident response and global intelligence. Promote best practices across the organization
• Define and drive strategy for threat detection and incident response, aligning with organizational security objectives and influencing security architecture
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams during large-scale incidents, represent security in executive discussions, and foster a culture of security awareness and improvement

Benefits

This is a remote-friendly position