Serval
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SecurityEngineer,DetectionandResponse
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“Security Engineer, Detection and Response at Serval. Skills: Detection engineering, Incident response, Security operations, Team leadership. Design detection and response operations. Implement detection and response operations”
What You'll Achieve.
Scale detection and response operations; Improve response quality; Improve response speed
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years in cybersecurity, Deep expertise in detection engineering, Deep expertise in incident response, Deep expertise in security operations, Deep experience building detection and response teams, Deep experience building instrumentation/observability teams, Deep experience building threat intelligence teams, Stellar leadership skills, Demonstrated history of driving improvements, Exceptional written communication skills, Exceptional verbal communication skills, Remain calm under pressure, Effectively run command of security incidents, Deep expertise in modern observability stacks, Deep expertise in SIEM, Deep expertise in data lakes, Deep expertise in EDR, Deep expertise in cloud telemetry, Deep expertise in logging, Deep expertise in detection primitives, Understand modern adversary tradecraft (TTPs), Demonstrated experience translating TTPs into detection strategies, Demonstrated experience translating TTPs into response actions, Mission-oriented, Unimpeachable integrity, Passionate about detecting and responding to adversaries
What You'll Do.
Design detection and response operations
Implement detection and response operations
Operate detection and response operations
Monitor security events
Triage security events
Investigate security events
Contain security events
Remediate security events
Ensure operational rigor
Ensure operational readiness
Improve detection quality
Improve detection coverage
Ensure critical telemetry is available
Ensure critical telemetry is reliable
Ensure critical telemetry is actionable
Embed detection and response by design
Build a security program
Use Serval's agents for security problems
Use Serval's agents for security-operations problems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Engineering; Partner with Product; Partner with Infrastructure; Work with stakeholders
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Incident communication
Full Job Description
WHO WE ARE Serval http://serval.com is an AI-native automation platform transforming how enterprises operate. We build intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end — replacing manual processes and rigid legacy systems with adaptive, learning software. Founded in early 2024, Serval is already trusted by companies like Fox, Notion, Perplexity, Vercel, and Brex to automate high-volume, high-friction operational work across their organizations. At the core of Serval is an agentic AI platform that turns natural language into production-grade workflows. Our agents don’t just respond to requests — they reason, take action across systems, and continuously improve with usage. What began with operational use cases has quickly evolved into a horizontal AI automation layer used across IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering. Our mission is to eliminate repetitive, manual work across the enterprise and give teams leverage through intelligent automation. Long term, we’re building the universal AI operations layer — a system of agents that sits across business functions and runs the workflows that keep modern companies moving. We’re backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Meritech, First Round, General Catalyst, Elad Gil, and others. ROLE OVERVIEW As Detection and Response Lead, you'll build and scale the foundations of Serval's cybersecurity detection and response operations. You will set the strategy and drive execution for security monitoring, incident response, recovery, and post-incident improvement across our infrastructure and the systems our customers trust us to operate in. You'll be a hands-on leader with deep technical credibility and strong operational instincts. You will build and mentor a team, partner closely with Engineering and Product, and ensure that detection and response capabilities are embedded by design into the systems that power Serval. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design, implement, a
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