Cloud Security Detection Analyst

Big Ideas. Real People. 

At Orca, in the right environment and with the right team, talent has no boundaries. This team spirit, together with our drive to always aim high, has quickly earned us unicorn status and turned us into a global cloud security innovation leader. So if you’re ready to join an amazing team of people who inspire each other every day, now is the time to find your place in our pod. 

We’re looking for driven and talented people like you to join our team and our mission to change the future of cloud security. Ready to dive in and swim with our pod? 

Highlights:

• High-growth: Over the past six years, we’ve consistently achieved milestones that take other companies a decade or more. During this time, we’ve significantly grown our employee base, expanded our customer reach, and rapidly advanced our product capabilities.
• Disruptive innovation: Our founders saw that traditional security didn’t work for the cloud—so they set out to carve a new path. We’re relentless pioneers who invented agentless technology and continue to be the most comprehensive and innovative cloud security company.
• Well-capitalized: With a valuation of $1.8 billion, Orca is a cybersecurity unicorn dominating the cloud security space. We’re backed by an impressive team of investors such as Capital G, ICONIQ, GGV, and SVCI, a syndicate of CISOs who invest their own money after conducting their due diligence.
• Respectful and transparent culture: Our executives pride themselves on being accessible to everyone and believe in sharing knowledge with the employees. Each employee has a place in shaping the future of our industry.

About the role:

As a Cloud Security Detection Analyst at Orca Security, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping and scaling our detection capabilities across the full Orca product suite – from Code Security, Data Security, and Compliance to Vulnerability Management and Malware analysis. You will translate real-world incidents and emerging threat intelligence into high-fidelity detection rules, ensuring our platform continuously adapts to the evolving security landscape. Working at the heart of our engineering, research, and operations teams, you’ll drive initiatives that give customers immediate visibility into risk and compliance postures across their entire cloud estate.
Your work will directly empower our customers to stay ahead of vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and malicious activity – making you a key defender in our mission to deliver the next generation of cloud-native security intelligence.

• Develop and maintain detections across Orca’s security products – Code Security, Data Security, Vulnerability Management, Malware, and more.
• Track major security incidents, develop new detections in response, and enrich our platform with timely security insights.
• Design, implement, and automate OS compliance benchmarks.
• Build alerts for misconfigurations in cloud services and Windows/Linux environments.
• Map and analyze cloud assets, relationships, and configurations to drive detection coverage.
• Investigate possible malicious files within customer environments.
• Write scripts and tools to automate and validate security workflows.
• Partner closely with field teams, researchers, and product managers – managing requests, sharing findings, and keeping everyone aligned.

• BSc with expertise in cybersecurity, or equivalent cybersecurity/detection experience.
• Strong Python and Bash scripting skills- Must.
• Good understanding of networking (OSI model).
• Proven ability to conduct deep investigations, document findings, and propose solutions.
• Excellent spoken and written English.
• Fast learner, self-starter, team player with a “can-do” attitude.

• Solid grasp of Windows and Linux internals.
• Hands-on experience with cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, Ali Cloud, Tencent Cloud).
• Basic static malware analysis knowledge.
• Familiarity with AI tools and frameworks (e.g. MCP, AI-driven automations)