Director, Threat Detection Engineering

Unqork is the no-code platform that's pioneering a new way for companies to build, deploy, and manage complex, enterprise-grade applications. At this moment, Fortune 100 companies are using Unqork to create and deliver software without writing a single line of code.

Gary Hoberman, former CIO of Metlife, founded Unqork in 2017 with a team of hand-picked industry professionals, and together we're creating a massive paradigm shift in the way software is built. If you want to have a hand in defining the future of application development, we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

Join Unqork and help shape the future of enterprise security in a no-code application development ecosystem. You will be on a team focused on raising the cybersecurity of enterprises that build applications on Unqork. We are a cloud-first company, delivering Unqork as a SaaS platform hosted in AWS, Azure, or GCP. As the Director of Threat Detection Engineering, you will lead and scale automated threat detection and incident response—helping safeguard client applications in financial services, healthcare, insurance, and the public sector. The responsibilities include:

• Report to CISO, partnering with Security Leadership Team to evolve Unqork's defensive security architecture and control stack, built on assume breach and least trust principles.
• Work with Product, Technology, Security, and partners to implement appropriate security monitoring aligned with current and emerging threat scenarios.
• You will operationalize and evolve automated event and incident response playbooks, speeding up detection and response times.
• Create a systematic threat hunting capability; lead individual threat hunts.
• Participate in Red, Blue, and Purple team activities, testing security control effectiveness.

What we're looking for:

• We value experience, drive and attitude over university degrees and certifications.
• Experience in threat detection and incident response in the cloud.
• Experience in Python, AWS Lambda, Azure Functions.
• Experience with threat modeling.
• Experience with common SIEM solutions (e.g., Splunk, Sumo Logic), and new alternatives.
• Track record high-quality technical and non-technical delivery.

Unqork is an equal opportunity employer, and proud to be committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.