HK Senior Detection and Response Engineer (Cybersecurity)

Location: Hong Kong; hybrid working mode

Company

hirify.global is a listed European technology company providing consulting, digital services, software, infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity services across Europe, North America, and Asia.

What you will do

• Lead the definition, design, implementation, and enrichment of security detection use cases based on real-world attack scenarios and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Develop threat detection capabilities and oversee detection operations for a 24/7 regional IT Production SOC.
• Investigate cyber and IT security incidents, assess event severity, and coordinate remediation and closure.
• Conduct threat hunting, security research, event analysis, and detection content development across large security datasets.
• Improve SOC policies, operational playbooks, incident reporting, control frameworks, and audit readiness.
• Partner with APAC CSIRT and global, regional, and local stakeholders on monitoring and incident response.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of overall cybersecurity incident response experience, including 4+ years in security use-case design, development, and coding.
• Experience with security use-case development and understanding of Java.
• Working knowledge of Linux, including Red Hat and Ubuntu.
• Experience with SIEM platforms, security incident management, incident investigation, remediation, and reporting.
• Experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, and SQL scripting.
• Ability to interpret security logs, develop threat models, work with large datasets, and apply a SecOps-DevOps and automation mindset.

Nice to have

• Experience with the ELK stack: Elastic, Logstash, and Kibana.
• Professional security certifications such as SANS, CISSP, or OSCP.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working mode with work-from-abroad benefits.
• 18 days of annual leave.
• Comprehensive health and insurance coverage, including general practitioner and hospitalization benefits.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Training programs, certification opportunities, and learning incentives.