[Hiring] Senior Security Threat Detection and Incident Response Engineer @Motorola Solutions

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Security Threat Detection and Incident Response Engineer to advance our proactive threat management capabilities and automated response posture. In this role, you will champion the integration of intelligent workflows and AI-driven playbooks to elevate how our global security operations observe, analyze, and mitigate cyber incidents in real time. You will work at the intersection of threat research, cloud defense engineering, and operational response, partnering closely with Architecture, Cloud Security, and SOC teams to help ensure our defenses are robust and resilient. Whether designing autonomous remediation logic, investigating complex incidents, or running collaborative purple team simulations, your contributions will protect critical environments where reliability is essential.

Responsibilities

• Threat Detection Engineering & Automation:
  • Build and maintain scalable threat management, detection, and incident response platforms across multi-cloud environments.
  • Design and implement automated workflows and playbooks leveraging AI-assisted actions to streamline triage and mitigation.
  • Observe, oversee, and analyze system telemetry to identify threat detection gaps and deploy robust, high-fidelity detection logic.
• Incident Response Operations & Purple Teaming:
  • Serve as an escalation point for high-severity security alerts and participate in an on-call rotation to investigate and remediate active security incidents.
  • Partner with SOC and Incident Response peers to conduct structured purple team exercises that validate detection efficacy and incident readiness.
  • Drive post-incident reviews and root-cause analyses to feed actionable improvements directly back into detection pipelines.
• Architecture Alignment & Governance:
  • Partner with Architecture and Security Engineering teams to help ensure secure implementation of enterprise platforms and detection tools.
  • Support technical adherence to relevant security control baselines, compliance standards, and NIST 800 53 governance frameworks.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally across engineering and technical operations to help deliver measurable security resilience across our technology stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or Information Technology - preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in information security, threat detection, or incident response.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract.

Requirements

• Technical Expertise:
  • Cloud Security: Experience securing and monitoring multi-cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Scripting & Automation: Proficient in Python or another modern programming language to build integrations and automated workflows.
  • SOAR & API Integration: Direct experience leveraging REST APIs, webhooks, and orchestration tools to automate response playbooks.
  • Linux/UNIX Systems: Strong operational proficiency with Linux/UNIX environments, CLI tooling, and system-level logging.
  • Cloud Detection Technologies: Experience working with Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) or Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) solutions.
  • Telemetry & Log Architecture: In-depth familiarity with endpoint (EDR/XDR telemetry like Sysmon, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne), network flow, identity/IAM logs (Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID, AWS CloudTrail), and centralized SIEM/data-lake querying (e.g., Snowflake, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, Datadog).
• Professional Experience:
  • Collaborative Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate technical security risks and findings to diverse stakeholders including developers, product management, and legal partners.
  • Incident Escalation: Proven track record acting as an incident responder or escalation point during active operational security events.
  • Compliance Mindset: Background supporting security compliance reviews and aligning threat management practices with regulatory standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience utilizing agentic AI agents, LLMs, or assisted intelligence frameworks in security operations.
• Hands-on experience with purple teaming and adversarial simulation frameworks such as Caldera or Stratus Red Team.
• Familiarity with digital forensics fundamentals (memory/disk triage, live response scripting, timeline creation).
• Familiarity with modern web-based application design, API security, and application security principles.
• Familiarity with cloud-native containerized architectures and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Professional industry certifications such as CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, or cloud security credentials.

Benefits

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

Travel Requirements

• Under 10%

Relocation Provided

• None

Position Type

• Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

• Yes

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

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