Detection Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-29, Skillenai has indexed 35 job postings with the title “Detection Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about Detection Engineer jobs
+How many Detection Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 35 job postings with the title “Detection Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29.
+What skills do Detection Engineer jobs require?
Across Detection Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, the skills mentioned most often are Python, MITRE ATT&CK, Detection engineering, SIEM, incident response.
+Which cities are hiring the most Detection Engineer?
As of 2026-10-29, Detection Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Toronto, Warsaw, Bengaluru, Amsterdam, Chennai.
+Is Detection Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 35 Detection Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. The skill mentioned most often in Detection Engineer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Detection Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Detection Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Detection Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Roles before Detection Engineer
Roles after Detection Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Cybersecurity Consultant | 1 |
| Before: Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Cyber Security Control Operations Specialist | 1 |
| Before: Compliance Analyst | 1 |
| Before: DevOps Engineer | 1 |
| Before: IT Support Specialist | 1 |
| Before: Cybersecurity Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Risk Management Manager | 1 |
| After: Software Engineer | 2 |
| After: Technical Account Manager | 1 |
| After: Threat Detection & Response Engineer | 1 |
| After: Penetration Tester | 1 |
| After: Security Engineer | 1 |
| After: Cybersecurity Specialist | 1 |
| After: Information Security Engineer | 1 |
| After: Security Analyst | 1 |
Skills most often required for Detection Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 27 | 77.1% |
| MITRE ATT&CK | 22 | 62.9% |
| Detection engineering | 16 | 45.7% |
| SIEM | 15 | 42.9% |
| incident response | 15 | 42.9% |
| Threat hunting | 15 | 42.9% |
| detection-as-code | 15 | 42.9% |
| CI/CD | 13 | 37.1% |
| EDR | 13 | 37.1% |
| SQL | 12 | 34.3% |
| Git | 11 | 31.4% |
| Go | 10 | 28.6% |
| SOAR | 9 | 25.7% |
| AWS | 8 | 22.9% |
| Sigma | 7 | 20.0% |
Top companies posting Detection Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| DoorDash | 6 |
| Samsara | 4 |
| PG | 2 |
| Expel | 2 |
| Asana | 2 |
| CIBC | 2 |
| Vectra | 2 |
| Instacart | 2 |
| Horizon3.ai | 2 |
| Thales DIS USA, Inc. | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Detection Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 3 | 8.6% |
| Warsaw | 3 | 8.6% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 5.7% |
| Amsterdam | 1 | 2.9% |
| Chennai | 1 | 2.9% |
| Cincinnati | 1 | 2.9% |
| Dallas | 1 | 2.9% |
| Eindhoven | 1 | 2.9% |
| Pune | 1 | 2.9% |
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, matching postings whose canonical role is “Detection Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Detection Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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