Senior Security Detection and Response Engineer

About Clear Street:

Clear Street is modernizing the brokerage ecosystem. Founded in 2018, Clear Street is a diversified financial services firm replacing the legacy infrastructure used across capital markets. 

We started from scratch by building a completely cloud-native clearing and custody system designed for today’s complex, global market. Our platform is fully integrated with central clearing houses and exchanges to support billions in trading volume per day. We’ve agonized about our data model abstractions, created horizontal scalability, and crafted thoughtful APIs. All so we can provide a best-in-class experience for our clients. 

By combining highly-skilled product and engineering talent with seasoned finance professionals, we’re building the essentials to compete in today’s fast-paced markets.

The Role: 

We are seeking a hands-on Senior Security Detection and Response Engineer to enhance and optimize our detection and response capabilities. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications. We’re excited to learn more about your unique skills and experiences.  

• Build, optimize, and tune detections in major SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel), creating detection rules, dashboards, and reports.
• Develop and refine detection logic, incorporating feedback from SOC analysts to improve accuracy and operational workflows.
• Design and manage SOAR workflows and playbooks, automating incident response tasks.
• Develop scripts and integrations using Python, leveraging APIs to enhance detection workflows and integrate modern enterprise tools (e.g., IdPs, EDR, cloud infrastructure).
• Improve log ingestion and data normalization across SIEM and SOAR platforms.
• Enrich data and automate detection processes with threat intelligence integration.
• Assist SOC teams with investigations by creating advanced queries, visualizations, and custom detections.
• Continuously review and refine detection content to minimize false positives and improve threat coverage.
• Document detection logic, workflows, and integrations while adopting industry best practices.
• Collaborate with security and technology teams to improve monitoring, detection, and response capabilities.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of proven experience with SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, Sentinel), Python scripting, and API integrations.
• Strong knowledge of SOAR workflows, log analysis, and incident response processes.
• Expertise in integrating IdPs, EDRs, and cloud infrastructure tools.
• Good understanding of security frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber kill chain.
• Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern security architectures.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

We Offer:
The Base Salary Range is $150,000 - $200,000. These ranges are representative of the starting base salaries for this role at Clear Street. Which range a candidate fits into and where a candidate falls in the range will be based on job related factors such as relevant experience, skills, and location. These ranges represent Base Salary only, which is just one element of Clear Street's total compensation. The ranges stated do not include other factors of total compensation such as bonuses or equity.

At Clear Street, we offer competitive compensation packages, company equity, 401k matching, gender neutral parental leave, and full medical, dental and vision insurance. Our belief has always been that we are better as a business when we are all together in person. We are requiring employees to be in the office 4 days per week. In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, a great location, and amazing views.

Our top priority is our people. We’re continuously investing in a culture that promotes collaboration. We help each other through challenges and celebrate each other's successes. We believe that modern workplaces succeed by virtue of having high-performance workforces that are diverse — in ideas, in cultures, and in experiences. We put in the effort to make such a workplace a daily reality and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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