TL;DR

Senior Threat Detection Engineer: Detecting attacks against %hirify_global%'s infrastructure, products, employees, and customers with an accent on enhancing detection effectiveness and improving alert reliability. Focus on leveraging security logs from various sources to identify patterns and anomalies indicative of malicious activity.

Location: Seattle, WA or Mclean, VA, United States

Company

%hirify_global% is a company providing enterprise cloud computing solutions.

What you will do

Detect attacks against %hirify_global%'s infrastructure, products, employees, and customers.
Collaborate with CSIRT and engineering teams to enhance detection effectiveness.
Write logic on security platforms to detect malicious activity and build attack simulation scenarios.
Work closely with the incident response team to improve alert reliability and quality.
Lead projects end-to-end, owning a technical area, and delivering research and features.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Cyber Security, including at least 6 years of hands-on experience in Threat Detection, Threat Hunting, Security Incident Response.
Expertise in developing and refining threat detection methodologies, leveraging security logs from various sources.
Strong proficiency in log correlation techniques and constructing complex search queries using languages such as SPL, YARA.
In-depth knowledge of security principles, attack vectors, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), and relevant security frameworks such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Practical experience with a variety of security tools and technologies, including SIEM systems, EDR solutions, NDR tools, and SOAR platforms.
Ability to handle and analyze large and complex datasets, identifying meaningful security insights and trends.

Nice to have

Hands-on experience with log aggregation/SIEM tools such as Splunk, Elastic (ELK), FLINK, Chronicle, etc.
Experience with public cloud security, particularly AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Undergraduate degree in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar fields.
Experience working in a globally distributed team, leveraging documentation and asynchronous communications.
Experience with automation platforms such as SOAR.

Senior Threat Detection Engineer (Cybersecurity)