Cyber Defense Senior Detection Engineer

6 Days ago • 6 Years + • Cyber Security • $132,000 PA - $194,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This senior detection engineer role at Mandiant involves enabling technology and tools for a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll define requirements and deliver recommendations for technologies supporting the client's CDC. Responsibilities include maintaining SIEM operational readiness, creating detection content, identifying improvement areas, and configuring SIEM/response technologies for effective incident detection and response. You'll work within a highly technical team, administering various information security technologies, learning new technologies, and protecting customer data and assets. The role requires experience with SIEM, EDR, and NDR tools, along with skills in scripting languages and query languages like SPL, KQL, and YARA-L.
Must have:
  • 6+ years experience in Detection Engineering
  • EDR and SIEM technologies expertise
  • SIEM content engineering (rule creation)
  • Experience with multiple OS and software
  • Detection tuning and creation
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L, Kusto
  • PowerShell and Python scripting
  • Understanding of logging for various platforms
  • Ability to collaborate with stakeholders
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience in a Detection Engineering or related role, working with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) technologies.
  • Experience using multiple operating systems, directory service software, and document, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
  • Experience with detection tuning and creation leveraging various security tools including SIEM, EDR, or NDR tools.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with content engineering inside SIEM platforms (e.g., rule creation, advanced correlation searching, etc.).
  • Experience with SPL, KQL, YARA-L, Kusto or similar SIEM query languages, with an understanding of SIEM log flow, aggregation, and forwarding.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell and Python).
  • Understanding of logging for common platforms and devices, including Windows, Linux and network equipment.
  • Ability to engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

About the job

In this role, you will be responsible for enabling the technology and tools required to accomplish daily tasks within a Cyber Defense Center (CDC). You will collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams such as Security Architects, Security Analysts, Client Information Technology (IT) resources, and other business resource owners, to define requirements and deliver recommendations focused on technologies required to support the client's CDC. In addition, you will be responsible for maintaining the operational readiness of client SIEM, creating detection content, identifying areas for improvement, and setting appropriate configurations of the SIEM or related response technologies required for a client's security operations center (SOC) to maintain effective incident detection and response capabilities. You will also work as a member of a highly technical team in a rapidly changing environment, administer a variety of information security technologies, learn new emerging technologies, and be passionate about protecting customer data and corporate assets from the threats facing multiple industries.

Part of Google Cloud, Mandiant is a recognized leader in dynamic cyber defense, threat intelligence and incident response services. Mandiant's cybersecurity expertise has earned the trust of security professionals and company executives around the world. Our unique combination of renowned frontline experience responding to some of the most complex breaches, nation-state grade threat intelligence, machine intelligence, and the industry's best security validation ensures that Mandiant knows more about today's advanced threats than anyone.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000-$194,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Identify challenges in customer Cyber Defense Centers and formulate strategies for improvement, plan implementation of improvements, and execute/oversee plans to completion.
  • Create and modify SIEM use cases and detection logic, leveraging cyber threat intelligence, written in technology-specific query language or Sigma open signature format.
  • Provide expertise for SIEM and other SOC technologies that assist in incident response.
  • Measure and improve alert fidelity through metrics creation, tracking, responding to tuning requests, implementing incident-specific detection logic, etc.
  • Engage and collaborate with client stakeholders and other groups within the customer environment to drive resolution for security issues.

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