Nscale
Technology
StaffSecurityEngineer,DetectionPlatform
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“Staff Security Engineer, Detection Platform at Nscale. Skills: Detection engineering, Platform development, Automation, AI/ML integration. Design detection logic. Design alerting”
What You'll Achieve.
Detect threats faster; Reduce manual effort; Improve coverage fidelity; Reduce response time; Improve operational efficiency
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting; Anomaly detection
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years security engineering, 8+ years detection engineering, 8+ years security operations, Build SIEM pipelines, Build detection systems, Hands-on writing detection rules, Work with log data at scale, Experience with SOAR platforms, Experience with security automation frameworks, Familiarity with cloud environments, Familiarity with modern infrastructure, Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK, Understanding of attack techniques, Understanding of adversary behavior, Integrate AI/ML techniques, Leverage AI/ML techniques, Operate at Staff level, Ownership of systems, Technical direction-setting, Cross-functional influence
Nice to Have
Experience building SIEM pipelines with Splunk, Experience building SIEM pipelines with Elastic, Experience building SIEM pipelines with Chronicle, Experience integrating AI/ML for detection, Experience integrating AI/ML for triage, Experience leveraging AI/ML for detection, Experience leveraging AI/ML for triage, Experience in high-scale environments, Experience in infrastructure-heavy environments, Background in threat hunting, Background in incident response, Background in custom detection platforms, Background in security tooling, Background in streaming data pipelines, Background in AI/ML workloads
What You'll Do.
Design detection logic
Develop detection rules
Maintain detection rules
Tune detection systems
Build threat hunting tooling
Build proactive detection tooling
Support scalable security systems
Implement response automation
Integrate AI techniques
Integrate machine learning techniques
Improve signal quality
Improve anomaly detection
Optimize automated workflows
Partner with Security Operations
Improve alert prioritization
Improve alert usability
Improve investigation workflows
Collaborate with Incident Response
Support investigations
Drive detection improvements
Influence detection strategy
Influence system direction
Establish detection metrics
Track platform performance
Use operational insights
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Security Operations; Incident Response
Communication Scope
Cross-functional influence
Process & Methodology
Technical direction-setting
Full Job Description
About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role We’re hiring a Staff Security Engineer, Detection Platform to design and scale Nscale’s detection and response capabilities. In this high-impact engineering role, you will build the systems and logic that power how we detect and respond to threats across infrastructure, endpoints, cloud, and enterprise environments. The role sits at the intersection of security engineering, security operations, and incident response, with close collaboration across teams to improve alert usability, investigation workflows, and overall operational effectiveness. You’ll play a strategic role in strengthening Nscale’s security posture by building scalable, reliable detection systems, improving signal quality, and automating response. This work is central to helping the organization detect threats faster, reduce manual effort, and continuously improve coverage and fidelity as our environment evolves. This role will be part of the global CISO organization. What you'll be doing Detection Engineering Design detection logic and alerting across infrastructure, cloud, endpoint, and SaaS environments. Develop and maintain high-fidelity detection rules based
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