A leading financial institution is seeking a Cybersecurity Detection Engineer for its Cyber Security Operations Center. In this role , the Cybersecurity Detection Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining detection capabilities against AI-enabled threats across enterprise environments.
About the Opportunity:
- Schedule: Full-time
- Hours: Flexible / TBD
- Locations: Vienna, VA; Winchester, VA, or Pensacola, FL
- Setting: Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week
Responsibilities:
- Designing and engineering SIEM-based security detections across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments
- Building, tuning, and maintaining detection content using SPL, KQL, regex, and YARA
- Partnering with threat intelligence teams to improve SOC detection coverage
- Leading analysis of security telemetry to identify adversary behavior patterns
- Mapping detections to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK
- Performing other duties, as needed
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in Cybersecurity Operations or Detection Engineering
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP
- Expertise in the Detection Engineering lifecycle
- Proficient with SIEM Query languages
- Solid understanding of adversary TTPs
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively
Desired Qualifications:
- Master's Degree
- CISSP certification
- Experience leading AI-focused SOC programs
- Master’s degree in a related field
- Hands-on AI or Machine Learning experience
