About the team & opportunity 

What’s so great about working on Calendly’s Security team? 

We make things possible for our customers through innovation.

Calendly is seeking a Senior Security Engineer who will bring curiosity, technical knowledge and desire to up-level people around you. You will report to the Head of Security Operations and will be responsible for many of the key functions around security operations including incident response, enterprise level security and enhancing threat detection capabilities.

A day in the life of a SOC Security Engineer at Calendly

On a typical day, you will be working on: 

• Collaborating with Security Operations Center (SOC) team members to monitor, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats in a timely manner.
• Managing and coordinating cybersecurity incidents from identification through resolution.
• Developing and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the threat landscape, as well as advancements in cybersecurity technologies and methodologies.
• Identifying, configuring and onboarding security telemetry sources/logs in support of threat detection and incident response
• Collaborating with Engineering and SRE to identify and mitigate logging deficiencies
• Developing new detection scenarios and queries to broaden and deepen the team’s detection coverage
• Tuning and continuously improving existing detection queries to increase signal-to-noise ratio, and ensure our detections remain relevant and functional
• Developing, implementing, and overseeing incident response protocols and procedures to swiftly and effectively manage security incidents.
• Identifying, developing and maintaining automation solutions to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the team
• Integrating various security and IT tools to enhance threat detection, incident response, and operational efficiency.
• Conducting regular security assessments, threat hunts, and continuous monitoring to identify vulnerabilities, opportunities for posture enhancements and better incident preparedness.
• Collaborating with Engineering, IT and other departments to ensure cybersecurity best practices are integrated across the organization.
• Leveraging JIRA for creating and managing dashboards, reports, and metrics that support cybersecurity operations and decision-making.

What do we need from you?

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 4 years dedicated to security operations or detection & response.
• Demonstrated experience in incident response and management, including developing and implementing incident response playbooks and procedures, acting as incident commander on major cross-functional incidents,  and conducting post-incident analysis.
• Experience with JIRA or similar tools for creating dashboards, managing reports, and automating workflows to support cybersecurity operations.
• Proven track record in threat detection, analysis, and resolution, including the use of forensic tools for in-depth investigations.
• Expert knowledge in operating and configuring SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK) for real-time threat monitoring and analysis.
• Deep understanding of security technologies such as EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), firewalls, and vulnerability scanners.
• Demonstrated track record of automating SOC processes, enhancing threat detection, and streamline incident response using Python
• In-depth knowledge of threat actor behaviors, techniques and tools
• Experience investigating security events on MacOS, Linux and Windows systems
• Experience investigating security events in cloud environments including AWS and/or GCP
• Authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America as Calendly does not engage in immigration sponsorship at this time

Additional Valued Skills

• Experience with automating deployment and administration of detection capabilities with detection-as-code and CI/CD
• Experiencing with deploying and managing infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation or similar
• Experience developing detection capabilities for CI/CD environments

What’s in it for you? 

Ready to make a serious impact? Millions of people already rely on Calendly’s products, and we’re still in the midst of our growth curve — it’s a fantastic time to join us. Everything you’ll work on here will accelerate your career to the next level. If you want to learn, grow, and do the best work of your life alongside the best people you’ve ever worked with, then we hope you’ll consider allowing Calendly to be a part of your professional journey. 

Our Hiring Process:

We aim to provide an inclusive and equitable candidate experience to everyone who expresses interest in working at Calendly. To learn more about our hiring process, please visit our careers page at www.careers.calendly.com.

Once selected for an opportunity, the recruiter assigned to the role will keep you informed every step of the way. Have questions? Let your recruiter know! Want to share your experience? We are passionately committed to improving and building on our process, and we consider feedback a gift. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected] . 

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The ranges listed below are the expected annual base salary for this role, subject to change.

Calendly takes a number of factors into consideration when determining an employee’s starting salary, including relevant experience, relevant skills sets, interview performance, location/metropolitan area, and internal pay equity.

Base salary is just one component of Calendly’s total rewards package. All full-time (30 hours/week) employees are also eligible for our Top Performer Bonus program (or Sales incentive), equity awards, and competitive benefits.

Calendly uses the zip code of an employee’s remote work location, or the onsite building location if hybrid, to determine which metropolitan pay range we use. Current geographic zones are as follows:

• Tier 1: San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, New York City, NY
• Tier 2: Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, Denver, CO, Boston, MA, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, PA, Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, Miami, FL, and all other cities in CA.
• Tier 3: All other locations not in Tier 1 or Tier 2