Staff Security Engineer

Founded in 2017 Obsidian Security was created to close a critical gap : securing the SaaS applications where modern business happensplatforms like Microsoft 365 Salesforce and hundreds more.

Backed by top investors including Greylock Norwest Venture Partners and IVP weve built a complete SaaS security platform to reduce risk detect and respond to threats and prevent breaches at the source. Our team includes leaders who helped define the categories of endpoint and identity security at CrowdStrike Okta Cylance and Carbon Black.

Now were transforming how SaaS is securedin the era of agentic AI.

Today Obsidian is trusted by global enterprises like Snowflake T-Mobile and Pure Storage. We protect more than 200 organizations across North America Europe the Middle East Southeast Asia Australia and New Zealandincluding many of the worlds largest Fortune 1000 and Global 2000 companies.

With strong global momentum a growing partner ecosystem including SentinelOne Databricks and Google Cloud and a major fundraise on the horizon were scaling quickly toward long-term growth and IPO readiness. Join us as we define the future of SaaS security!

Staff Security Engineer

Job Overview

We are seeking a Security Engineer with expertise in security research threat research and detection this role you will be responsible for researching emerging threats developing advanced detection techniques and improving security monitoring capabilities. You will work closely with our research engineering and product teams to identify and mitigate evolving cyber threats.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth security research to identify and analyze new threats attack techniques and adversarial behaviors.
• Develop advanced threat detection logic and contribute to improving security analytics and response mechanisms.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate research-driven insights and improve the detection pipeline. Work together to develop scalable detection mechanisms optimize pipeline performance and refine alerting systems to reduce false positives while improving threat visibility.
• Work with threat intelligence sources and industry peers to stay ahead of adversary tactics and techniques.
• Contribute to security blogs whitepapers and conference presentations to share research findings with the community.

Qualification

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Employee Benefits

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees well-being both at work and at home. Our US based employees enjoy :

For more details on our US benefits or for information on our international benefits please see here.

Pay Transparancy

Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location as well as the knowledge skills and experience of the addition to a competitive base salary this position is eligible for equity awards and may be eligible for sales commission or incentive compensation based on the role or function within the company.

At Obsidian we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity and hire for talent passion and compliance with federal law all persons hired will be required to submit satisfactory proof of identity and legal authorization. If you have a need that requires accommodation please contact

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Base Salary Range

$170000 - $250000 USD

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Anti Money Laundering,Accounting Tally,Android,Council,Downstream,Bakery

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 170000 - 250000