Detection and Response Engineer

Posted 2026-05-06
Remote, USA Full-time Immediate Start

Benchling is a leading AI platform for biotech R&D, focused on revolutionizing the industry with structured scientific data and AI integration. The role of Security Response Engineer involves building a comprehensive security program, investigating security events, and enhancing incident response processes to protect sensitive data.


Responsibilities

  • Investigating security events across the organization using your experience and knowledge in multiple security domains (log analysis, digital forensics, or malware analysis)
  • Creating, deploying and maintaining high signal threat detections based on your understanding of threat actor TTPs
  • Enhancing incident response processes through documentation and research into best practices
  • Coordinating multi-functional incident response during security incidents, assisting partner teams during non-security incidents
  • Researching new detection mechanisms for attack vectors and techniques relevant to our space and presenting findings to both internal and external audiences
  • Evaluating external tooling, developing new automation and tooling

Skills

  • 1+ years experience in Detection and Response (Detection Engineering, Digital Forensics, Incident Response)
  • Strong communicator with both words and data - you have experience communicating to a wide variety of stakeholders under varying conditions
  • Experience as an incident responder responsible for leading multi-team incidents
  • Technical innovation skills (you enjoy finding technical solutions, learning new technology, evangelizing security and privacy)
  • Ability to move forward projects in ambiguous situations through influence and not authority
  • Practical experience with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures
  • Comfortable with complexity in the short term but can build towards simplicity in the long term
  • Some experience with cloud environments and automation
  • Relevant development experience in at least one scripting language, preferably Python

Company Overview

  • Benchling is an IT company that provides a cloud-based software platform for biology researchers and research and development organizations. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.benchling.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Benchling has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2026, 19 in 2025, 24 in 2024, 11 in 2023, 18 in 2022, 10 in 2021, 5 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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