paxos - Security Engineer, Detection and Response
Responsibilities
• Triage, investigate, and respond to security alerts across endpoints, cloud infrastructure, and network telemetry. • Take a builder’s mindset to the role by automating repetitive workflows and using AI to increase speed, scale, and effectiveness. • Execute containment and remediation actions for confirmed incidents, while following and continuously improving established runbooks. • Tune and maintain SIEM and EDR detections to reduce false positives, strengthen signal quality, and close coverage gaps. • Participate in the on-call rotation and contribute clear, actionable post-incident documentation. • You bring 3+ years of experience in security operations, detection and response, or a related security engineering role. • You have experience investigating and responding to security threats across endpoints, cloud environments, and network telemetry. • You bring strong analytical judgment and a calm, methodical approach to triaging alerts and driving incidents through resolution. • You have hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR platforms, including tuning detections to improve signal quality and reduce false positives. • You think like a builder and look for opportunities to automate repetitive work, including using AI to improve speed and scale. • You are comfortable applying threat intelligence, including IOCs and TTPs, to investigations and proactive monitoring. • You are prepared to participate in an on-call rotation and can document incidents clearly and effectively to support continuous improvement. • Important Notice for Paxos Applicants • We’ve become aware of fraudulent accounts posting as Paxos recruiters on LinkedIn and other platforms. These scammers attempt to deceive applicants into paying for job opportunities or providing personal financial information. • To verify a legitimate Paxos recruiter: • We only use @paxos.com email addresses • We never ask for payment or financial details to apply, interview, or work here • For technical roles, we do not perform a coding interview without prior screening by our engineering team • Thanks for your interest in Paxos! • Compensation: $169,000 – $194,025 • Offers Equity; $169,000 - $194,025; Annual Salary $169,000 – $194,025 • Offers Equity
Benefits
• Tier 1Annual Salary $169,000 – $194,025 • Offers Equity • Pay and BenefitsPaxos offers a competitive total compensation and benefits package, including equity and bonuses based on both your individual performance and company performance. Eligibility for bonuses is dependent on job level, and actual salary within the range depends on your skills, experience, and qualifications. • or drag and drop here • Decline to self-identify • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. • White • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. • Asian • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. • American Indian or Alaska Native • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) - All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races. • Two or More Races • Hispanic or Latino • White (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) • American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) • Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) • I identify as one or more of the classifications of protected veteran listed above • I am not a protected veteran
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