Senior Detection Engineer

We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.

Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers.

The Crown Is Yours

We’re seeking a Senior Detection Engineer to join our growing security team to ensure our mission-critical environments remain secure, responsive, and resilient. In this role, you’ll help us build foundational technical capabilities within our detection and response program, directly influencing how we identify, analyze, and mitigate threats at scale. Your work will empower the team and organization by creating reliable detection tooling, streamlined QA processes, effective workflows, and feedback loops to improve preventative measures.

What you'll do as a Senior Detection Engineer

• Develop, test, and refine detection logic using SIEMs, stream processing, EDR tools, and cloud security platforms.

• Build tooling and processes to continuously improve detection reliability, reduce false positives

• Immerse yourself within multiple environments within our ecosystem and identify key data sources.

• Baseline behaviors and drive hypothesis-driven detection across diverse environments - data centers, cloud, retail, and IoT.

• Collaborate closely with security analysts, security engineers, and technical system owners to understand expected vs actual behavior.

• Define and own operational metrics like coverage, time spent by detection source, false-positive rates, and mean time to detection, response, and recovery.

• Conduct targeted threat hunting to proactively identify security threats and better understand our environment, developing detections and automation based on findings.

• Mentor more junior team members, fostering a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment.

What you'll bring

• At least 5 years' experience in detection and response, developing technology and processes to ensure coverage and efficacy of threat detection in both corporate IT and complex product environments.

• At least 8 years' experience in security operations, including security analyst, incident response, forensics, and threat hunting roles. Includes work experience with common detection capabilities - SIEM, EDR, cloud security, data analysis tools like Jupyter notebooks and Pandas, python, etc.

• Experience building detection and response programs in heterogeneous technical environments with thousands of employees globally, supporting both continuous monitoring and investigations.

• Varied knowledge across system fundamentals, how multiple operating systems and file systems work, networking and common protocols, public cloud security, and automation.

• Experience implementing detection in enterprise SaaS vendors is a plus - ex., Google Workspaces, Slack, Snowflake, Salesforce, and Microsoft O365.

• Ability to effectively communicate complex security concepts to diverse stakeholders and deliver clear, actionable recommendations.

• Flexibility to participate in periodic off-hours escalation rotations with the rest of the team.

Join Our Team

We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 132,300.00 USD - 165,400.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.