Senior Detection and Response Engineer
Activision Blizzard · Barcelona, Spain · Other
About this role
Activision Blizzard is hiring a senior-level Security Engineer based in Barcelona, Spain. The posting calls out experience with Python, Security, Machine Learning, SIEM.
- Role
- Security Engineer
- Function
- security
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Barcelona, Spain
- Department
- Other
- Posted
- Mar 20, 2026
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from Activision Blizzard careersJob Title:
Senior Detection and Response EngineerRequisition ID:
R026869Job Description:
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Detection and Response Engineer to help protect the infrastructure, services and players behind some of the world’s most iconic gaming franchises at Activision, Blizzard and King.
You’ll join our global Security Operations team in Barcelona, helping to detect, investigate and respond to threats across our cloud platforms, data centres and corporate environments, protecting systems that support hundreds of millions of players worldwide.
Responsibilities
- Detect, investigate and respond to security incidents across cloud, corporate and production environments
- Design and improve detection capabilities and incident response workflows
- Develop automation through SOAR platforms and scripting
- Enhance alert triage and investigations using AI/ML-driven security analytics
- Collaborate with engineering teams to improve security visibility and response capabilities
- Share knowledge through internal documentation, playbooks and team collaboration
- Participate in an on-call rotation for incident response
Skills to Create Thrills
You have a self-starter attitude so you’re able to take direction and execute tasks on your own while working in a team.
Key qualifications include:
- BS in computer science or related field or equivalent experience.
- Extensive experience in security operations, threat detection engineering or incident response.
- Experience using AI/ML techniques in security operations (alert enrichment, behavioral analytics, anomaly detection, automated investigations).