Security Engineer - Detection Engineering

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

We’re seeking a highly skilled, hands-on Detection Engineer to join our Security Operations team. You won’t just be overseeing dashboards—you’ll be the engineer behind them. The ideal candidate brings practical, technical cybersecurity experience; thrives on building, automating, and tuning security detections; and is passionate about engineering solutions from the ground up. You’ll have a direct impact on our security infrastructure by writing code, operationalizing workflows, and iterating on detection logic. If you’re eager to get your hands dirty building and running the systems that keep us secure, this is your spot.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

Yours will be that of an active builder, investigator, and guardian.

• Engineer and tune detection rules and logic across SIEM and other monitoring technologies; build detection pipelines.
• Write and maintain automation scripts and tooling for scanning, alert triage, ticket creation, and incident workflows using Python or similar languages—designing end-to-end solutions, not just consuming what’s off the shelf.
• Directly monitor, test, and calibrate detection use cases; analyze data to minimize false positives and maximize actionable alerts—proposing and executing code changes to achieve measurable improvements.
• Create and maintain dashboards and reports, leveraging technical skill to extract, query, and analyze data for threat detection and vulnerability trends.
• Reverse engineer emerging threats, directly probing and testing critical systems to understand how adversaries might operate—and turning those findings into actionable controls.
• Build, orchestrate, and automate enrichment and response steps—design and deploy your own integrations and response playbooks using SOAR tools
• Partner closely with software and infrastructure engineers to embed security controls during design and deployment, recommending solutions grounded in your direct technical observations.
• Collaborate with other security engineers to challenge and improve our tools, processes, and capabilities—bringing your engineering expertise to continually raise the bar.
• Maintain technical documentation by directly managing the materials and summaries of your own work and solutions, and by actively communicating updates to stakeholders.

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

You’re a builder, not a backseat driver.

• Hands-on technical contributor with demonstrated ability to execute and deliver engineering projects impacting security posture in complex and fast-changing environments.
• Experience designing, coding, and deploying security solutions—comfortable with Python and at least one of: Java, Go, C++, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, or TypeScript.
• Practical skills with security tools and scripting: you design, build, and maintain solutions—not just click in a UI.
• Experience writing or refining detection logic for SIEM, EDR, NDR, WAF, or similar, and a record of tuning signals and controls for high fidelity and low noise through real-world testing and iteration.
• Proven ability to analyze and defend modern cloud and on-premises environments: you know how to break and fix systems, leveraging tools like CloudTrail, Security Hub, etc.
• Track record of hands-on threat hunting and incident response, using your engineering skill to create new detections and automate investigation processes.
• In-depth knowledge of attacker TTPs and a technical mindset for designing countermeasures that can be implemented and measured.
• Thrives in a team environment, supporting and mentoring peers with your engineering experience, and eager to tackle the next technical challenge.

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.  

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits , pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or another other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

The applicable salary range for this position is $125,000 - $156,000 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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