Assort Health
Security Engineer, Detection & Response
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About the role
- This is a strong opportunity for someone early in their career who brings a strong interest in security monitoring, incident response, and detection engineering and is excited to work across these areas as the company scales.
- This role is based in San Francisco and follows a 4-day in-office working model.
- Flexible to hire remotely for the right candidate in the US.
Responsibilities
- Help build and operate the company's detection and response capabilities, including continuous monitoring, triage, investigation, containment, and remediation of security events across a diverse set of networks and infrastructure.
- Support operational rigor and incident readiness by helping build and maintain incident playbooks, on-call and escalation paths, tabletop exercises, and continuous improvement of response quality and speed.
- Partner with Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure to help embed detection and response into the company's systems by design rather than as an afterthought.
- Evaluate and help implement detection and response tooling, with the flexibility to explore a range of approaches, including modern platforms, open-source options, and AI-enabled tools where appropriate.
Requirements
- Strong interest in security monitoring, incident response, and modern observability stacks, with the ability to understand technical environments and identify meaningful security improvements.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment where priorities can shift and the workload can be intense.
- A high degree of ownership, autonomy, and initiative, with the ability to make progress in environments that are still being built.
- Seeking 2 to 4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in detection engineering, incident response, and/or security operations.
- Familiarity with environments that rely on modern cloud and SaaS tooling.
- Experience in a startup or similarly fast-growth environment is highly valuable.
Compensation
- ๐ธ Competitive Compensation โ Including salary and employee stock options so you share in our success.
Benefits
- ๐ธ Competitive Compensation - Including salary and employee stock options so you share in our success.
- ๐ Lifelong Learning - Annual budget for professional development, plus training opportunities to help you grow.
- ๐ป Office Setup Stipend - We'll outfit your in-office workspace so comfy as it's productive.
- ๐ฉบ Top-Tier Health Coverage - Medical, dental, and vision insurance, because your health comes first.
- ๐ Flexible PTO - We trust you to take the time you need to recharge and come back ready to crush it.
- ๐ช Fitness Stipend - Your wellness matters.
- We reimburse monthly membership costs to support your health.
- ๐ Commuter Benefits - We cover eligible transportation costs to make your trip to work easier.
- ๐ต 401(k) - Build your retirement savings.
- Our team at Assort Health moves fast, stays focused, and is fueled by a desire to serve our customers and patients.
- If you want to make healthcare accessible for everyone, we'd love to hear from you!
- Please note: the Assort Health Talent Team will only email you from an assorthealth.com http://assorthealth.com email address.
Company info
- HOW WE WORK & WHAT WE VALUE Our team at Assort Health moves fast, stays focused, and is fueled by a desire to serve our customers and patients.
- Our company values guide how we work-they are present in how we show up, make decisions and work together to move our mission forward.
- Our team is growing and we are looking for motivated, hardworking, and passionate talent.
- The role is designed for someone who wants meaningful ownership, broad exposure within detection and response, and the chance to help shape how security operates as the company matures.
- We are looking for a Security Engineer to help build and strengthen security foundations from the ground up in a fast-moving startup environment, with a primary focus on detection and response.
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