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Lead detection and incident triage for Ramp's security team, with a federal/public-sector maturity push

Ramp is hiring a Detection & Response lead to triage security incidents, tune alerting/runbooks, and mature detection capabilities specifically across its federal and public sector environments. The role wants 3-4 years of IT/security experience with hands-on SOC/CERT/CSIRT background, query-based log tools (ELK, Datadog, Panther), and the judgment to separate signal from noise. NYC HQ, hybrid 2 days/week.

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What this interview tests

  • Incident triage and initial response workflow
  • Query-based log analysis and SIEM tooling (ELK, Datadog, Panther)
  • Alert/runbook creation, tuning, and false-positive reduction
  • Security automation for detection and remediation
  • Communicating technical security findings to non-technical stakeholders

Common question themes

Walk me through a real incident you triaged from alert to resolution

Describe a query or investigation you've run in a log management platform

Tell me about an alert you tuned because it was generating too much noise

How would you approach maturing detection capabilities for a regulated/federal environment

Describe building or improving an automated response to a recurring threat

How do you explain a complex security issue to a non-security colleague or manager

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