Senior Threat Detection Engineer

JLL•Austin, TX

1d•$190,000 - $210,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Threat Detection Engineer at Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) leads the engineering, creation, and tuning of advanced detection capabilities. This role bridges threat hunting, data engineering, and automation to protect enterprise and cloud-native environments from sophisticated threat actors.

Requirements

4–8+ years in cybersecurity, with a heavy emphasis on threat detection, incident response, or SOC operations.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, or a related quantitative field.
Demonstrative experience in developing automation solutions for Cyber Security
5+ years Information Technology experience
4+ years of Cyber Security Experience
2+ years of any SOAR tool experience (Splunk SOAR, Sentinel, Swimlane, etc
Experience in utilizing CI/CD tools (such as GitHub Actions) to automate build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring smooth and efficient software delivery
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to automate infrastructure provisioning and ensure consistent environments throughout the development lifecycle
Strong verbal communications skills and concise written communication skills
Strong organizational and multi-tasking and time management skills
Prefers to work in agile team environment
Advanced proficiency in detection querying languages (e.g., KQL, SPL, SQL).
Scripting and automation capabilities in languages like Python or Go.
Strong working knowledge of cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure) and container environments.

Nice To Haves

Highly desirable to hold industry-recognized certifications like GIAC, CISSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and tune high-fidelity detection rules across SIEM, EDR/XDR, and cloud-native SaaS platforms.
Work with centralized logging, data lakes, and detection telemetry.
Proactively analyze attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and execute hypothesis-driven threat hunting campaigns.
Implement security automations using SOAR platforms and explore AI/ML and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance incident response and automated response actions.
Partner closely with SOC, Red Team, and Threat Intel to validate signal quality, reduce false positives, and improve MITRE ATT&CK coverage.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level security engineers.