Security Engineer - Incident Response

About Asymmetric Research
Asymmetric Research ("AR") is a boutique security venture specializing in deep partnerships with L1/L2 blockchains and DeFi protocols. We operate across four core domains of web3 security: research, engineering, incident response, and infrastructure services. Our fully remote team brings decades of security-first experience from organizations including Google, Netflix, Mozilla, Stripe, and Jump Crypto. We value autonomy, professionalism, and a relentless commitment to excellence.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Security Engineer who will be working in direct support of the Solana Incident Report Network (SIRN). In this role, you will serve as a primary operational resource for incident command, triage, and response workflows across the SIRN program. You will work closely with AR's incident response team and project stakeholders to ensure timely, well-documented, and effectively coordinated responses to security events affecting the Solana ecosystem.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role. It's ideal for a practitioner who thrives in high-tempo environments and is comfortable owning end-to-end incident lifecycle responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities
Incident Command & Triage

- Serve as Incident Commander for SIRN-related security cases, owning coordination from detection through resolution and post-incident review.

- Lead incident triage efforts, rapidly assessing scope, severity, and impact to drive prioritization and response decisions.

- Coordinate with internal AR teams and external Solana ecosystem stakeholders throughout active incident lifecycles.

- On-call availability

Telemetry & Detection

- Develop, tune, and triage telemetry signals relevant to SIRN use cases, including on-chain event monitoring and infrastructure-level detection.

- Identify gaps in current detection coverage and propose improvements to signal fidelity and alert quality.

Runbook Curation

- Author, maintain, and continuously ...