Director, Detection Engineering and Automation (Cybersecurity)

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; hybrid work with at least two days per week in person at an assigned hirify.global office

Salary: $168,750–$281,250 annually, with potential eligibility for an annual bonus and, for certain positions, long-term incentives.

Company

hirify.global provides credit information, risk management, and related data solutions while investing in cybersecurity and enterprise technology.

What you will do

• Lead the Detection Engineering and Automation function as a center of excellence for high-fidelity detections across endpoint, identity, network, and cloud environments.
• Define and execute detection engineering and automation strategy aligned with threat intelligence, enterprise risk, and organizational priorities.
• Lead and scale a team of approximately 14 detection and automation engineers and one manager.
• Own the detection lifecycle from prioritization and development through testing, deployment, tuning, and continuous optimization.
• Integrate automation and response workflows across SIEM, SOAR, and EDR platforms to improve coverage and reduce manual effort.
• Develop cloud-native detection capabilities, track detection metrics, and communicate posture, coverage gaps, platform health, and program progress to senior leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience focused on detection engineering, security operations, or threat intelligence.
• 3–5 years of people leadership experience managing teams or managers.
• Experience building and scaling enterprise detection engineering programs, including detection development, tuning, operationalization, and continuous improvement.
• Strong understanding of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures, including practical use of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Deep expertise with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, detection rule development, automation workflow design, and detection-as-code methodologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered.

Nice to have

• Experience leading cloud detection initiatives across AWS, GCP, and Azure.
• Experience evaluating enterprise-scale detection platforms and tooling.
• Background in threat hunting, threat intelligence operationalization, or detection automation programs.
• Experience in financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry.
• Familiarity with version-controlled detection pipelines and a track record of reducing analyst toil.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with day-one eligibility, plus HSA and FSA options.
• Company-paid life and disability coverage, with additional insurance and legal-plan options.
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility planning coverage, and caregiver support.
• 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial wellness resources, and career coaching.
• Tuition reimbursement, flexible time off for exempt employees, paid holidays, commuter benefits, and paid volunteer time.
• Well-being resources including therapy, coaching, meditation, and emotional support programs.