Detection and Incident Response Security Engineer

Clickhouse

United States of America / Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Function: IT
  • Post Date: 06/23/2025
  • Website: clickhouse.com
  • Company Address: Palo Alto, California

About Clickhouse

ClickHouse is an open-source, column-oriented OLAP database management system that allows users to generate analytical reports using SQL queries in real-time.

Job Description

About ClickHouse

Established in 2009, ClickHouse leads the industry with its open-source column-oriented database system, driven by the vision of becoming the fastest OLAP database globally. The company empowers users to generate real-time analytical reports through SQL queries, emphasizing speed in managing escalating data volumes. Enterprises globally, including Lyft, Sony, IBM, GitLab, Twilio, HubSpot, and many more, rely on ClickHouse Cloud. It is available through open-source or on AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba. 

The Security Team is responsible for providing key security capabilities covering application, cloud and enterprise security, incident response, detection and GRC. Our team is looking for an experienced, hands-on security practitioner, who will drive the adoption of modern security processes and tooling, with focus on supporting our detection and incident response capabilities.

 

What you will do:

  • Develop processes, tooling and automation to scale incident management response and mitigate risks to the business
  • Collaborate with other security functions, engineering, product, support, business operations to identify appropriate detection use cases and automation
  • Apply a threat modelling centric approach to incident detection and response
  • Maintain security logging platform
  • Handle information security events and incidents across the ClickHouse products and services

What you bring along:

  • Background in product security / red teaming / penetration testing / threat modelling, combined with incident detection and response experience
  • Strong knowledge of and experience with one or more cloud service providers (e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience securing large-scale customer-facing cloud infrastructures
  • Significant development and automation experience; preference for Golang and Python

Bonus Points:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Previous contributions to open source projects
  • Security or cloud related certifications

New York Area / San Francisco Area - Salary Range

$149,000 - $225,000 USD

Washington State - Full Salary Range

$169,150 - $191,250 USD

General US Remote Salary Range

$169,150 - $191,250 USD

Los Angeles, CA / Washington, DC - Salary Range

$134,100 - $202,500 USD

Seattle, WA - Full Salary Range

$134,100 - $202,500 USD

Compensation

For roles based in the United States, you can find above our typical starting salary ranges for this role, depending on your specific location. 

The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements and geographical location.

If you have any questions or comments about compensation as a candidate, please get in touch with us at paytransparency@clickhouse.com.

Perks

  • Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in 20 countries.
  • Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
  • Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
  • Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
  • A $500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
  • Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.

Culture - We All Shape It

As part of our first 500 employees, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. 

Are you interested in finding out more about our culture?  Learn more about our values here.  Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.

Equal Opportunity & Privacy 

ClickHouse provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type based on factors such as race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 

Please see here for our Privacy Statement.

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This company does NOT accept candidates from outside recruiting firms. Agency contacts are not welcome.