Senior Detection Engineer

Summary

Join UltraViolet Cyber, a leading unified security operations company, as a Senior Detection Engineer. Develop and maintain threat detection content across various SIEM and cybersecurity solutions. Proactively identify and analyze threats, interpreting threat intelligence to pinpoint emerging risks. Test and validate detection content for high fidelity and low noise. Leverage threat intelligence and offensive security team outputs for content development. Present reports to senior management on detection content effectiveness. This role demands a deep understanding of cyber threats, attack tactics, and detection-as-code methodologies. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, relevant certifications, and at least three years of experience in threat intelligence or threat hunting.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related field
• GCTI, GCIA or GCIH
• Minimum 3 years of experience in threat intelligence, threat hunting, or related field
• Strong knowledge of cyber threats, attack techniques, and detection methodologies
• Advanced experience with security technologies such as SIEM, EDR, and XDR
• Strong knowledge of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework and the Cyber Kill Chain
• Experience with common query languages such as Lucene, KQL, and SQL
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python and Javascript
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain threat detection content on a variety of SIEM and cybersecurity solutions
• Proactively identify threats across a wide range of customer environments
• Analyze and interpret threat intelligence to identify emerging threats
• Test and validate threat detection content to ensure high fidelity and low noise rules
• Leverage output from threat intelligence and offensive security teams for development of detection content
• Prepare and present reporting to senior management depicting effectiveness of detection content

Benefits

$130,000 - $180,000 a year