[Hiring] Threat Detection & Response Engineer @Trend Micro

Role Description

We are seeking a Threat Detection & Response Engineer to help research AI-era threats and defensive technologies and to build the detection-and-response capabilities that strengthen our platform. This is a mid-level individual-contributor role that combines threat research with hands-on engineering.

• Investigate emerging threats, build and test prototypes, and help turn promising research into production-ready capabilities.
• Collaborate across threat intelligence, detection engineering, and AI/ML teams to translate findings into practical detection and response improvements.
• This role is an excellent path for an engineer looking to grow toward senior and principal-level threat architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Threat & technology research: Investigate emerging AI-era threats — including AI-enabled attacks and threats to AI systems (e.g., prompt injection, model misuse) — and summarize findings for the team.
• Detection engineering: Build, test, and refine detection-and-response capabilities that integrate with existing security tooling and analyst workflows, under the guidance of senior architects.
• Prototyping & experimentation: Develop and evaluate prototypes to test the feasibility of new defensive approaches; help document them into clear specifications.
• Collaboration: Partner with detection engineering, data science, and platform teams to move prototypes toward production-ready capabilities.
• Communication: Communicate research findings and technical work clearly to teammates and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years in cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related technical field, with exposure to threat detection and response.
• Experience building or contributing to technical systems that reached production.
• Familiarity with security tooling and operational workflows, and an interest in how they integrate.
• Basic familiarity with AI/ML concepts and their application to threat detection, and awareness of frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, machine learning, or a security-related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Exposure to AI/ML security concepts, such as adversarial ML or defending against AI-enabled attacks (e.g., awareness of the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs).
• Hands-on experience with detection-and-response tooling (EDR / XDR, SIEM, or SOAR).
• Experience working with data-processing systems or cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• A relevant security certification (e.g., Security+, GCIH, OSCP) or equivalent demonstrated skill.
• Experience collaborating in a research, R&D, or emerging-technologies function.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Wellness Incentive
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups