Cloud Security Detection Analyst
Orca Security
IT
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel · Tel Aviv District, Israel
Posted on Jul 13, 2025
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.
What you’ll do:
- 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.
About you:
- 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.
Nice to have:
- 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)