Threat Detection Engineer
About the Role
We are seeking a Threat Detection Engineer with technical depth, security intuition, and entrepreneurial spirit to join our Threat Defense & Response team! You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to create innovative detection strategies and help develop a best-in-class threat detection program across multiple technology stacks. You will help build a larger external threat detection community benefiting security defenders small and large globally.
What You'll Do
• Utilize big data, real-time streaming, and SIEM technologies to build and refine threat detections. • Build mechanisms that combine multiple detection signals to create higher fidelity threat detections. • Build and utilize data platforms and systems to enrich and enhance detection fidelity as well as drive for automated verification and containment. • Support the Security Response and Investigation team in high impacting events. • Work cross functionally to perform proactive Threat Hunting and Purple Teaming.
Basic Qualifications:
• 2+ years experience in a threat detection, threat hunting or intrusion analyst role • In-depth knowledge of security logging for Linux, macOS, or Windows • Experience building detection logic utilizing security logs to detect malicious activity with high fidelity across a broad set of detection use cases and environments. • In-depth knowledge of adversary capabilities, infrastructure, and techniques. • Experience with tools and techniques for analyzing large security datasets (Hive/Presto, ElasticSearch preferred) • Experience with at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, Java)
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Elastic Stack as a security platform • Experience with Hive/Presto • Experience with Phantom SOAR • Experience with AWS/GCP/Azure cloud providers • Experience with containerized workloads • Red Team/Penetration testing experience
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