Security Consultant (Detection Engineer) Contract Remote
Job Location:
Columbia, SC - USA
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Job Summary
Security Architect Consultant (Detection Engineer)
Location: Remote
Interview Process: 1 round Virtual/Online - potential for a 2nd round onsite as needed
Duration: 12 Months
Employment Type: Contract
Experience Required: 08 Years
Candidate location: No SC residency required. Open to nationwide candidates. (Candidates with the ability to work onsite when needed will be given preference.)
Project Scope:
Seeking an experienced Detection Engineer / Security Architect Consultant to support enterprise security monitoring threat detection and detection engineering initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing tuning and maintaining security detections identifying monitoring gaps and enhancing overall threat visibility across a large-scale security environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Review analyze and tune existing SIEM detection rules.
Perform detection coverage gap assessments and identify areas for improvement.
Design develop and implement new detection rules and monitoring solutions.
Monitor threat intelligence sources and translate emerging threats into actionable detections.
Collaborate with SOC Analysts and Threat Hunters to improve detection capabilities.
Develop and maintain documentation runbooks workflows and troubleshooting guides.
Support SOAR integrations and automation initiatives.
Coordinate with security engineering teams SOC personnel and stakeholders.
Participate in continuous improvement efforts to strengthen enterprise security monitoring.
Required Skills & Experience:
5 years of experience supporting large-scale IT environments and/or system deployments.
Strong experience with detection engineering threat detection development and tuning.
5 years of scripting and automation experience using:
Python
PowerShell
Bash
Similar scripting languages
Experience with dashboard development and reporting.
Strong understanding of:
Sigma
YARA
Other industry-standard detection languages
Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework.
Experience documenting processes procedures and operational workflows.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Palo Alto Cortex XSIAM.
- Strong knowledge of Windows and Linux artifacts.
- Experience working in multi-tenant security environments.
- Experience supporting enterprise or multi-agency security programs.
- Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Information Technology Information Security or related field.
Eight years of relevant experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
Certification:
CISSP
CISA
CEH
OSCP
GPEN
Vendor-specific Detection Engineering Certifications
Other advanced cybersecurity certifications
Required Skills:
5 years of experience supporting large-scale IT environments and/or system deployments. Strong experience with detection engineering threat detection development and tuning. 5 years of scripting and automation experience using: Python PowerShell Bash Similar scripting languages Experience with dashboard development and reporting. Strong understanding of: Sigma YARA Other industry-standard detection languages Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. Experience documenting processes procedures and operational workflows.
