Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Monarch is a powerful, all-in-one personal finance platform designed to help make the complexity of finances feel simple again. They are seeking a Senior Security Engineer, Detection and Response to build detection, automation, and response capabilities while using AI to enhance security processes and tools.
Responsibilities
- Build a detection engineering program and supporting infrastructure
- Author and maintain detections and build alerting pipelines that feed triage and incident response
- Investigate and respond to security incidents
- Drive security configuration and policy for enterprise AI platforms (Claude Enterprise, OpenAI)
- Use AI daily to transform how detection, response and corporate security operates — building LLM-augmented workflows for detection, triage, automation, and internal tooling
- Partner with IT to harden SaaS platforms and endpoints (Iru/Kandji MDM, CrowdStrike Falcon EDR)
- Mature DLP program covering SaaS, email, endpoints, and AI prompt exfiltration paths
Skills
- 5+ years in security engineering with demonstrated depth in detection & incident response and corporate security, using SIEM and in collaboration with MDR providers
- Detection engineering and incident response experience — ability to build and maintain detection infrastructure, workflows, author detections, triage alerts, and run security incidents end-to-end
- Hands-on experience administering enterprise AI platform controls (Claude Enterprise or OpenAI Enterprise admin — SSO/SCIM, audit logging, managed settings, usage governance)
- Hands-on experience securing SaaS and working with Iru (Kandji) or equivalent MDM and Okta workforce identity — understanding security hardening, device trust, and IAM policy even if not the primary administrator
- Integrated AI fluency — actively uses AI tools to accelerate security work, build automation, and ship internal tooling
- Cloudflare Zero Trust / ZTNA experience (Access, Gateway, WARP, Tunnel)
- DLP program experience (Cyberhaven, Nightfall, or similar)
- SaaS security posture tooling experience (Nudge Security, Push Security, or similar)
- Fintech or financial services background
- Relevant certifications: CISSP, CCSP, GCFA, CrowdStrike certifications
Benefits
- Work wherever you want! As a fully remote company with no central office, we want you to work wherever you are happiest and most productive. Whether that’s out of your home, a co-working space, or elsewhere.
- Competitive cash and equity compensation in a hyper growth, early stage company 🚀.
- Stipend to set-up your ideal working environment.
- Competitive Benefit Plans for employees based on your location (e.g. in the US we offer: Medical, dental and vision benefits and the ability to contribute to a 401k plan).
- Unlimited PTO.
- 3 day weekend every month! We take off the “First Friday” every month to focus on rest, recuperation, or just having fun!
Company Overview
Monarch is the most comprehensive platform for managing your personal finances. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Covina, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.monarchmoney.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Monarch has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2025. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.