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Staff Detection & Response Engineer

Typeface · Palo Alto, CA · On-site

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About Typeface

Typeface is the enterprise marketing AI platform that orchestrates AI agents, brand intelligence, and workflows to create personalized, on-brand campaigns at scale. Backed by Lightspeed, GV and Madrona.

About the role

We’re looking for a Staff Detection & Response Engineer to help lead how we detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents across our platform. You’ll own the end-to-end incident lifecycle — from first alert to root cause and lasting fix — so the enterprise marketers who rely on Typeface can trust that their brands, content, and data are protected. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in incident response, security operations, or digital forensics, with a strong track record of leading investigations end to end
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • Hands-on experience with cloud security in AWS, Azure, or GCP, and with SIEM, EDR, and SOAR tools
  • Strong understanding of attacker techniques and frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and NIST incident handling
  • Scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, or Bash) to automate investigation and response tasks
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to stay calm, thrive independently and lead in collaborative teams
More about this role

About Typeface

We he lp the world’s biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns — in days, not months.

Founded by Abhay Parasnis and backed by Microsoft, GV, Salesforce, Lightspeed, Madrona and Menlo, we’re building category-defining technology at the intersection of creativity and AI with real impact. Join us to help shape the future of enterprise marketing.

We’re looking for a Staff Detection & Response Engineer to help lead how we detect, respond to, and recover from security incidents across our platform. You’ll own the end-to-end incident lifecycle — from first alert to root cause and lasting fix — so the enterprise marketers who rely on Typeface can trust that their brands, content, and data are protected.

This is your chance to shape how a fast-growing AI company keeps its platform secure — not just by responding to threats, but by building the systems, playbooks, and automation that make every response faster and smarter.

  • Lead the end-to-end response to security incidents – from detection and triage to containment, eradication, recovery, and post-incident review
  • Investigate alerts and suspicious activity across cloud infrastructure, endpoints,...

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