Sr Assoc, Cyber Sec ThreatMgmt Detection Engineer

Position Overview:

The Detection Engineer will play a crucial role in our cybersecurity team by developing and refining detection content to safeguard our digital assets. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing tuning and maintaining advanced detection mechanisms across our security platforms.

Key responsibilities:

• Build refine and manage detection content to identify and mitigate potential threats.
• Develop a Detection-as-Code standard using code repositories and CI/CD pipelines to streamline content deployment via Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
• Work closely with various teams in Security Operations to anticipate and detect potential threats before they fully materialize.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance detection capabilities and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain documentation for detection logic use cases and response playbooks.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the latest cybersecurity threats tools and best practices.
• Contribute to automation of detection and response processes using SOAR platforms.
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Security or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in cybersecurity preferably in detection engineering threat hunting or incident response
• Proficiency in writing and tuning detection logic in SIEM platforms (e.g. Splunk Sentinel Elastic).
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles including SIEM IDS/IPS and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.
• Experience with coding/scripting languages such as Python PowerShell or Bash.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines code repositories (e.g. Git) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. Terraform Ansible).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a cloud environment (e.g. AWS Azure GCP).
• Knowledge of malware analysis reverse engineering and digital forensics.
• Experience with performing insider threat analysis and detections
• Knowledge of security orchestration and automation platforms
• Relevant certifications such as GCDA GCFA or equivalent.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Northern Trust will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B L-1 TN O-1 E-3 H-1B1 F-1 J-1 OPT CPT or any other employment-based visa)