Staff Engineer, Detection and Response

Apollo.io

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$225,400–$281,800/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

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What you'll do:

  • Lead D&R strategy and deliver detection systems, automations, and investigation tools.
  • Own detection architecture, security observability, and incident response readiness.
  • Mentor engineers, set standards for detections-as-code, and drive AI-augmented workflows.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years in detection engineering or incident response with leadership experience.
  • Strong Python, Git, CI/CD, and detection-as-code skills on SIEM (Panther valued).
  • Experience leading high-severity incidents in cloud and SaaS environments.

Success metrics:

  • D&R strategy tied to Security KRs with telemetry committed in other roadmaps.
  • Better detection coverage and faster MTTD/MTTR with fewer repeat incidents.
  • AI-assisted triage and response in production cutting manual toil.

Benefits:

  • Equity, bonus, 401(k), flex PTO, parental leave, and travel coverage.
  • Medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA, and wellbeing benefits.
  • Life, AD&D, STD, LTD insurance and employee assistance program.

Apollo.io

Apollo.io is a leading go-to-market platform for revenue teams, providing verified contact data and engagement tools for over 500,000 companies. Founded in 2015, it has raised ~$250M, is valued at $1.6B, and fosters an AI-native culture of continuous improvement.

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