Senior Detection Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Senior Detection Engineer to join their Detection Engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead threat-informed detection efforts and maintain a relevant detection backlog
• Guide the team on detection prioritization and coverage for meaningful risk reduction
• Design and validate detections across SIEM and EDR platforms using a detection-as-code approach

Required Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, or incident response
• Proficient in Python and REST APIs for EDR/SIEM platform automation
• Experience writing and validating detection logic in Sigma, YARA-L, or similar languages
• Familiarity with telemetry sources and MITRE ATT&CK framework
• Ability to adapt detection strategies to new security technologies