Level 3 Senior Detection Engineer

About Woodside Energy

We are a global energy company providing reliable and affordable energy to help people lead better lives. Join our team at Woodside Global Solutions in Bengaluru where talent digital expertise and operational excellence converge to solve complex energy challenges accelerate change and reimagine business capabilities to support Woodsides global operations and our role in the energy transition.

Founded in 1954 Woodside established the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in Australia 40 years ago and supplies customers around the globe. 70 years on Woodside continues to be driven by a spirit of innovation and determination.

At Woodside we know great results come from our people feeling valued getting the support they need to reach their full potential and working in a psychologically and physically safe work environment. We believe in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.

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About Woodside Global Solutions

Woodside Global Solutions in Bengaluru is being built as a hub of excellence to drive innovation digital transformation and global collaboration.

Working as one Global team the Woodside Digital team is a trusted partner driving transformation within the organisation. We are bold in our ambitions and resolute in our actions. Through cutting-edge AI robust cyber security and advanced data solutions we drive innovation and influence every part of our business.

We are looking for talented professionals who are passionate about technology and eager to make a global impact helping to shape the future of Woodside together.

About the role

This role is a technical subject matter expert responsible for assuring the quality of detecting engineering outputs including setting engineering standards. They review and approve detections tuning requests and automation changes for production mentor engineers and manage sprints/backlogs. The senior detection engineer is accountable for the technical integrity of detections into production ensuring all development of code testing validation and documentation is fit for purpose for operational teams.

Duties & Responsibilities

Support and mentor peers in detection engineering concepts to build a culture of learning within the team.
Take ownership of assigned detection engineering work demonstrating accountability for technical quality testing and documentation.
Demonstrate critical thinking structured problem solving and focus on outcomes.
Embed a threat led mindset in all detection development activities and challenge if something doesnt align.
Maintain a growth mindset which encourages continuous learning and uplift across the Cyber team.

Deliver end-to-end detections through approved CI/CD workflows and detection engineering pipelines.
Review and technically approve detection rules to ensure documentation logic and testing meet defined engineering standards.
Assess detection backlog priority according to the defined priority framework to ensure all high detection requests are implemented promptly with no false positive impact in the queue.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives including documentation refinement optimizing current workflows and aligning to new engineering standards.
Maintain a tidy code repository to support software engineering best practices using CI/CD pipelines.
Conduct continuous validation and testing of detections against known malicious behaviours.

Review and approve all detection automation and log changes before production deployment ensuring quality safety and operational alignment.
Provides technical approval and quality assurance for detections prior to production with final production readiness owned by the Lead Detection Engineer.
Refine and optimise detection rules to minimise false positives and collaborate with teams to identify new detection requirements.
Drive cross team collaboration enabling a One Team culture through open communication shared problem solving and alignment across Cyber Defense and Digital teams.
Recommend and prioritise log sources required to support detection coverage and investigative visibility.

Skills & Experience

5-8 years experience in cybersecurity with significant experience in detection engineering and testing validation.
Proficient in Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD technologies.
Proficient in Git & GitHub for code and version control management.
Proficient competency in KQL development to hunt and develop
Strong understanding in data analytics and data storage.
Proactive and critical thinking to tie detection recommendations back to threat led detection coverage.

If you think you can do this job but dont meet all the criteria thats OK! Please apply. At Woodside we value people with diverse experiences and backgrounds as they provide unique perspectives that help us innovate.