This role is designed for an experienced security professional with at least 5 years of technical experience, including a minimum of 3 years specifically focuse
Work type: remote
Location: Remote (United States | Canada)
Salary: $156,000 – $210,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This role is designed for an experienced security professional with at least 5 years of technical experience, including a minimum of 3 years specifically focused on Detection Engineering or Incident Response. The ideal candidate is a "detection-as-code" advocate who is comfortable working across cloud-native environments (AWS/GCP) and has a mastery of scripting (Python/Bash) and automation tools like Terraform to scale security operations. The position offers excellent compensation, with a US base salary reaching up to $210,000 (or $193,000 CAD in Canada) plus equity grants and comprehensive benefits. It is a high-impact, fully remote opportunity within a fast-scaling, "Cloud 100" company that prioritizes a human-centric approach to cybersecurity. You'll gain significant ownership over detection maturity while working in a collaborative, blameless culture. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Thrive in fast-paced environments and remain calm under pressure during high-severity incidents. * Have deep technical knowledge of attacker TTPs and how to translate them into automated detections. * Prefer a "security-as-code" philosophy over manual processes. * Are comfortable participating in a shared on-call rotation to protect a global user base.
1Password is growing faster than ever.We’ve surpassed $400M in ARR and we’re continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing and the Utah Mammoth.About 1Password
At 1Password, we’re building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Extended Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the world’s most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.
At 1Password, security isn’t just a feature – it’s our foundation. The Security Operations team’s mission is to protect the business by securing the systems, tools, and processes that power how we work. Our mission is to keep 1Password productive, resilient, and safe through proactive monitoring, rapid response, and continuous improvement of preventative and detective controls.
As a Senior Security Engineer on the Incident Response team, you will lead complex security investigations while also building the systems and automation that make response faster, more reliable, and more scalable.
This role blends deep investigative expertise, hands-on engineering, and structured incident coordination. You will drive incidents end-to-end, build automation and workflows that reduce response friction, and contribute to a culture of learning and psychological safety during high-pressure situations.
This is a high-impact role with meaningful ownership across both incident execution and operational engineering.
This role reports to the Manager of Security Incident Response.
What You’ll Do
1Password is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace that is built on trust, support and respect. We welcome all individuals and do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, sex, citizenship, education, languages spoken or veteran status. Be yourself, find your people and share the things you love.Accommodation is available upon request at any point during our recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please speak to your talent acquisition partner or email us at nextbit@agilebits.com and we’ll work to meet your needs.Remote work is a part of our DNA. Given that our company was founded remotely in 2005, we can safely say we're experts at building remote culture. That said, remote work at 1Password does mean working from your home country. If you've got questions or concerns about this, your talent partner would be happy to address them with you.Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check that may consist of prior employment verification, reference checks, education confirmation, criminal background, publicly available social media, credit history, or other information, as permitted by local law.1Password uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, including natural language processing and predictive analytics, to assist in the initial screening of employment applications and improve our recruitment process. See[here](https://www.ashbyhq.com/downloadables/ashby-bias-audit-08-2024.pdf)for the latest third party bias audit information. If you prefer not to have your application assessed using AI/ML features, you may opt out by completing[this form](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/1password/automation-notice). For additional information see our[Candidate Privacy Notice](https://1password.com/files/candidate-privacy-notice.pdf).