# Detection Software Engineer

**Company:** [Wiz](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/wiz)
**Location:** Tel Aviv, Israel
**Role:** Security Engineering
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, Windows, Linux, Networking, Python, PowerShell, Terraform, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Malware Analysis, Reverse Engineering, Threat Hunting
**Posted:** 2026-06-24

> Develops and improves runtime security detection capabilities for cloud workloads, combining software engineering, threat research, infrastructure automation, and production debugging. Requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, cloud development expertise, and strong knowledge of operating-system internals and networking.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work on a runtime security solution affecting large cloud workloads.
- Collaborate with engineering and research teams to enable new threat-detection capabilities.
- Build and extend research infrastructure, automated testing infrastructure, and release processes.
- Conduct research and develop detection capabilities from concept through implementation.
- Make complex processes easier, faster, and more scalable.
- Address gaps and changes quickly with a bias toward action.
- Analyze, debug, and solve problems in test, staging, and production environments.
- Create and enforce best practices and security policies.
- Work with customers in response to requests and questions when needed.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience.
- 3+ years of cloud-based development experience.
- Familiarity with cloud services, Kubernetes, cloud environment architecture, and major cloud providers.
- Deep knowledge of Windows and Linux operating-system internals and networking.
- Experience delivering real-world product impact for customers.
- Ability to learn independently and work in a self-driven, goal-oriented manner.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Legal authorization to work in Israel without visa sponsorship.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with runtime security products.
- Hands-on experience in detection engineering, malware analysis, reverse engineering, or vulnerability research.
- Familiarity with notable threat actors and threat-intelligence analysis.
- Incident response, red-team, or threat-hunting experience.
- Familiarity with Python, PowerShell, Linux shell scripting, Terraform, CircleCI, and GitHub Actions.

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