Detection Engineer
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Detection Engineer to join our international cybersecurity team. The person who joins will help build upon the current ATT&CK-based; detection manual used by the Getronics Security Operations Center (SOC), and take it to the next level of maturity and capability. Additionally, they will support the day-to-day threat detection work of a team of analysts servicing a wide range of clients across various industries, including Getronics' private/hybrid cloud and internal IT services.
Key Responsibilities
· Develop threat detection rules to identify modern attacker tactics and techniques, working closely with threat intelligence, incident response, security analysts, and infrastructure/security architecture teams.
· Maintain and optimize the existing detection rulebase, applying lifecycle management and deprecating rules where needed.
· Assess ATT&CK; coverage to identify detection gaps and improvement opportunities.
· Define and maintain effective detection metrics.
· Support compliance-related use cases as required.
· Create and maintain lists to support correlation rules.
· Design dashboards for specific threat detection use cases and train analysts on their use.
· Provide input into threat hunting activities through the development of efficient search queries.
· Collaborate with business and IT teams to create detection strategies aligned with current and emerging business needs.
· Analyze alert trends and propose improvements.
· Support data collection improvements and maintain configuration management documentation.
Requirements
· Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Cybersecurity Detection Analyst working with SIEM technologies (QRadar, LogRhythm, Splunk, Elastic Security, InsightIDR, AlienVault OSSIM, etc.).
· Previous experience in other technical cybersecurity roles such as SOC Analyst, Threat Intelligence Analyst, or Pentester.
· Hands-on experience implementing detection playbooks based on the MITRE ATT&CK; framework.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Solid understanding of the current threat landscape, including common attack vectors and best practices for protecting systems and networks.
· Advanced knowledge or experience with at least two of the following technologies: Python, RegEx, Sigma, YARA.
· Experience fine-tuning correlation rules for optimal performance.
· Strong communication skills with the ability to document clearly and summarize effectively.
· Fluent English is mandatory due to international team collaboration.
· Structured, goal-oriented working style.