Threat Detection Principal Engineer

Fannie Mae • Reston, VA

1d • $200,000 - $269,000 • Remote

About The Position

As a valued contributor to our team, you will apply your extensive and diversified knowledge of principles, advanced techniques, and theories to create unprecedented solutions related to monitoring and evaluating threats to Fannie Mae's cybersecurity. In this role, you will set up checks and warnings to alert management when suspicious activity is detected. Playing an essential role in the U.S. economy, Fannie Mae is foundational to housing finance. Here, your expertise can help fuel purpose-driven innovation that expands access to homeownership and affordable rental housing across the country. Join Fannie Mae to grow your career and help people find a place to call home.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in threat detection and response, security operations, incident handling, and detection engineering within complex enterprise environments.
• Background in modern threat landscapes, including external threats, insider risk, adversary behaviors, and emerging AI-enabled attack techniques, with the ability to translate those risks into effective detection and response strategies.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience designing, maturing, or leading capabilities related to SIEM, EDR, UEBA, insider threat detection, security analytics, and response automation is strongly preferred.
• Experience applying AI/ML or advanced analytics to cybersecurity use cases, particularly in support of threat detection, alert triage, investigation, response, or workflow automation.
• Practical experience evaluating the effectiveness, limitations, and operational risks of AI-assisted security capabilities is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional efforts involving cybersecurity, engineering, data, and operations teams to implement scalable, measurable, and business-aligned security solutions.
• Experience establishing governance, validation, and performance measures for automated or AI-assisted security controls is also preferred.

Responsibilities

• Stay current on Fannie Mae's information security activities and systems.
• Create cyber indicators to maintain awareness of systems and alert when abnormal behavior is detected.
• Improve existing indicators to detect more advanced threats.
• Monitor cyber threats in real-time.
• Work with Incident Response to investigate threats and attacks.

Benefits

• This position is eligible to participate in a Fannie Mae incentive program (subject to the terms of the program).
• Fannie Mae offers a broad range of Health, Life, Voluntary Lifestyle, and other benefits and perks that enhance an employee's physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees