# Security Engineer, Detection and Response at Serval

- Company: Serval
- What the company does: Serval is the AI-native ESM that automates employee requests, onboarding/offboarding, just-in-time access, and more. Backed by General Catalyst, Sequoia and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.serval.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $325K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-06-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/serval/5250c679-d490-407e-bd2e-b8b160c62aac
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/serval-security-engineer-detection-and-response/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- Have 10+ years in cybersecurity with deep expertise in detection engineering, incident response, and security operations
- Have deep experience building and leading detection and response, instrumentation/observability, and threat intelligence teams
- Have stellar leadership skills and a demonstrated history of driving durable, continuous improvements to programs, processes, and people
- Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills, can remain calm under pressure, and can effectively run command of security incidents involving numerous stakeholders across a diverse gamut of teams, expertise, and seniority
- Have deep expertise in modern observability stacks (e.g., SIEM, data lakes, EDR, cloud telemetry, logging) and detection primitives
- Understand modern adversary tradecraft (TTPs) and have demonstrated experience translating it into practical detection strategies and response actions

Tags: Engineering