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Detection Engineer

Description

Detection Engineer
8+ Months W2 Contract
San Jose, CA or Remote (US)

Benefits You’ll Love:

NextDeavor offers health, vision and dental benefits for contract employees
Paid sick leave eligibility is contingent on state of residence
Optional 401k Plan (excludes employer match)
Opportunity to get your foot in the door at a well-established corporation, with potential for extended or permanent full-time employment (NextDeavor boasts an impressive conversion rate of approximately 70%)!

Here’s how you’ll make an impact on the team:

Design, develop and maintain a comprehensive threat detection library including rules, alerts, and dashboards used to identify and respond to malicious activity
Deliver detection instrumentation across a variety of data, tools and technologies including but not limited to endpoint, network, cloud, and identity platforms
Develop and scale detection, mitigation, and response automation tooling
Collaborate with other security engineers, analysts, threat hunters, threat intelligence, and red team to build effective threat detection capabilities

Here’s what you’ll need to be successful in this role:

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience in cybersecurity
Hands on experience with cyber threat detection engineering, anomaly detection, risk scoring and behavior analytics as it applies to security
Proven experience in building detection logic to identify suspicious or malicious behavior
Solid understanding of threat intelligence, attacker methodology, and hardware/network forensics
Experience with SIEM platforms (Splunk ES preferred)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and under pressure
Familiarity with CSIRT/SOC analyst and Incident Response procedures
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Collaborative outlook and ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment
Experience with cloud security platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Here’s what else might help you out:

Pay Range:
$51.00 - $56.00/hour

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