Detection Engineer

Deepwatch•Tampa, FL

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

Come join Deepwatch’s team of world-class cybersecurity professionals and the brightest minds in the industry. If you're ready to challenge yourself with work that matters, then this is the place for you. We're redefining cybersecurity as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. – and we have a blast doing it! Who We Are Deepwatch is the leader in managed security services, protecting organizations from ever-increasing cyber threats 24/7/365. Powered by Deepwatch’s cloud-based security operations platform, Deepwatch provides the industry’s fastest, most comprehensive detection and automated response to cyber threats together with tailored guidance from dedicated experts to mitigate risk and measurably improve security posture. Hundreds of organizations, from Fortune 100 to mid-sized enterprises, trust Deepwatch to protect their business. Our core values drive everything we do at Deepwatch, including our approach to tackling tough cyber challenges. We seek out tenacious individuals who are passionate about solving complex problems and protecting our customers. At Deepwatch, every decision, process, and hire is made with a focus on improving our cybersecurity solutions and delivering an exceptional experience for our customers. By embracing our values, we create a culture of excellence that is dedicated to empowering our team members to explore their potential, expand their skill sets, and achieve their career aspirations, which is supported by our unique annual professional development benefit. Detection Engineer Hybrid 3x/week Tampa, FL Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Threat Detection & Research the Detection Engineer will serve as a subject matter expert in cybersecurity detections. This individual will participate in cybersecurity detection strategy, creation, tuning, validation, and correlation to ensure that Deepwatch customers have effective detections in place against an ever-changing threat landscape. Deepwatch Detection Engineers perform a wide array of tasks in an effort to increase alert fidelity, reduce false positives, and better inform MDR Security Analysts. Detection Engineers have a direct impact on customer security posture over time by increasing the operational efficiency and effectiveness of MDR Security Analysts and by aligning efforts with customer security priorities.

Requirements

Experience working for a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) or similar cybersecurity organization
Experience working and querying SIEM tools or other log-based data preferably Splunk
Experience in engineering event detection & response tuning
Ability to engineer creative, scalable, and out-of-the-box solutions
Up to date with engineering best practices, security technology trends, tools, and frameworks
Experience in developing detections for attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
Able to both investigate and create security rules in at least 1 SIEM
Understanding of general enterprise network architecture and security incident response
Understanding of common enterprise technologies and logging capabilities including Cloud, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Active Directory, Anti-Virus/EDR, Proxies, and Email Gateway
Understanding of various attack frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK and general adversarial / defensive security techniques (e.g. the Cyber Kill Chain, and NIST)
Ability to communicate and document technical information effectively towards various audience

Responsibilities

Develop and document new Detection Capabilities for customer environments
Work with customers to develop a comprehensive strategy for effective detections
Leverage industry frameworks, such as MITRE ATT&CK Framework, for customer-facing alert improvement roadmap
Apply knowledge of common detection tools (Azure logging, command line logging, etc.) to advise customers on logging capabilities to expand applicable detection library
Confidently prioritize log sources for ingestion and enablement
Evaluate current monitoring and detection capabilities to identify areas for improvement
Conduct Detection Gap Analyses
Manage detection capabilities to ensure appropriate coverage, effective operation, and adherence to Deepwatch standards
Detection Enablement
Detection Effectiveness (Tuning, Validation, etc.)
Detection Creation
Onboard assigned customers, establishing baseline detection coverage and detection enablement plan post onboarding
Ensure ingested log sources conform to CIM standards

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance
Flexible Time Off (FTO), 11 company holidays, sick leave and 8-Weeks Paid Parental Leave
Unique professional development benefits, starting at $3,000 annually
Wellness contests and monthly educational programs
401(K) retirement program

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