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Incident Response Security Engineer

ClickHouse clickhouse.com Open · verified Oct 24, 2026
Remote San Francisco Full-time Mid-level Security Engineering

At a glance

Mid-level Security Engineering role at ClickHouse. Remote, United States · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $194,591–$263,500.

Estimated pay

ClickHouse has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.

$194,591 – $263,500
What the middle half of mid-level security engineering roles in San Francisco paid, among postings that did state a salary.
Worked out from 35 postings that stated pay, median $246,875. Last updated Oct 23, 2026.
RoleSecurity Engineering
SeniorityMid-level
LocationSan Francisco
WorkplaceRemote
EmploymentFull-time
PostedAug 25, 2026 · 2mo ago
Role brief

remoteroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Build repeatable incident workflows, tools and automation that help contain risk as response needs grow
  • Work with security, engineering, product, support and business operations to choose detection cases and automate them
  • Use threat models to guide incident detection and response, and keep the security logging platform running
  • Investigate security events across ClickHouse products and services, then refine detection based on emerging threats and attack methods
  • Improve attack surface management as threats and attack vectors change

What you bring

  • You have experience in incident detection and response alongside product security, red teaming, penetration testing or threat modeling
  • You have hands-on knowledge of at least one cloud provider and have secured large customer-facing cloud infrastructure
  • You bring substantial development and automation experience, preferably with Golang or Python
  • You communicate clearly in writing and in conversation

Who this fits

This mid-level, hands-on role suits a security practitioner focused on detection and incident response, with experience spanning product security and cloud infrastructure. It is remote-friendly, with a flexible work environment.

From the employer

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 modeling centric approach to incident detection and response

  • Maintain security logging platform

  • Stay up to date with the latest threats, attack vectors to improve our detection mechanisms and attack surface management

  • 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 modeling, 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 (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Perks

  • Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 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 USD$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 a rapidly scaling start-up, 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.

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Each morning you get everything that fits, strongest first.

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