Senior Security Detection Engineer
Our client a dynamic Information Technology services company that partners with leading global organizations to deliver innovative, high-quality IT solutions is looking for a Senior Security Detection Engineer.
As a Senior Security Detection Engineer, you will be a key specialist in their global security team. Your main responsibility is to build, evolve, and optimize our security detection capabilities from end to end. You’ll work closely with other security and IT teams to design, implement, and maintain high-fidelity detection rules, ensuring our critical assets are protected. This role requires deep technical expertise, a proactive mindset, and the ability to turn threat intelligence into actionable security controls.
Responsibilities
Lead Detection Strategy: Own the entire detection lifecycle, from identifying necessary data sources to creating and deploying high-fidelity rules aligned with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
Optimize and Tune Detections: Continuously refine and tune detection rules to reduce false positives and improve overall accuracy and performance.
Enhance Platform Capabilities: Maintain and optimize SIEM platforms to ensure robust detection and efficient incident response workflows.
Proactive Threat Intelligence: Analyze the evolving threat landscape to proactively update and refine our detection mechanisms.
Collaborate and Integrate: Partner with engineering teams to ensure our infrastructure provides the necessary logging and telemetry.
Strategic Contribution: Identify and prioritize security detection gaps, actively contributing to our security roadmap and overall program maturity.
Incident Response Support: Provide expert support for security incidents as needed.
Support Security Automation: Identify and contribute to the design and deployment of security automation use cases to improve daily operations.
Qualifications
Deep Technical Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience with SIEM tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK) and EDR/XDR platforms.
Threat Intelligence & Frameworks: Extensive knowledge of threat actor TTPs and practical experience with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK.
Enterprise-Scale Design: Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing security solutions at a large scale.
Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Exceptional ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize, and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
Team Collaboration: A collaborative mindset with excellent communication and technical writing skills.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team. The company offers a competitive compensation package, medical & health benefits and RRSP matching.
If this sounds like the ideal position for you then apply today!