Senior Manager, Cybersecutrity Detection Engineering

Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Detection Engineering

The Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Detection Engineering will lead a team of Detection Engineers in designing, implementing, and maintaining advanced detection capabilities to safeguard the organization against emerging cyber threats. This pivotal role will enhance the organizations next-generation Cyber Defense practice, enabling rapid threat response and automated remediation. The position will be responsible for developing the strategy for the Detection Engineering program and establishing metrics to demonstrate continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level knowledge in SIEM implementation and log ingestion, SOAR, Incident Response, and Threat Intelligence that will be data-driven with strong verbal, written communication, and leadership skills.
Cybersecurity Detection Engineering:

• Define detection engineering strategy, roadmap, and objectives to achieve.
• Design and implement advanced threat detection techniques using tools such as SIEM, EDR, NDR, and SOAR platforms.
• Develop innovative custom detection rules and automated remediation, playbooks, and alerts tailored to the organization's threat landscape for enterprise and customer security.
• Leverage industry standard MITRE frameworks to identify detection coverage and close gaps.
• Monitor, optimize, and continuously improve detection systems for performance, scalability, and effectiveness.
• Collaborates with Threat Detection and Response team to continuously improve cybersecurity capabilities in identification, management, and response to threats in the most efficient and effective manner.
• Performs attack simulation testing to validate efficacy of use cases and purple teaming exercises collaborating with the Vulnerability Mgmt team.
• Manages and maintains SIEM/Data Lake data management and log ingestion infrastructure in collaboration with Cyber Defense Engineering.
• Evaluate, validate, tune, and sunset where necessary detection capabilities
• Maintains operational guidelines, diagrams, and documentation for security detection and response.

• Collaborate with the incident response team to ensure rapid detection and containment of cyber threats.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to develop detection use cases during high-severity security incidents.
• Continuously improve detection and response processes based on lessons learned from incidents.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed to address new security threats facing the enterprise.
• Provides off hour support as needed for security administration, detection, and response activities.

• Leverage threat intelligence to enhance detection capabilities and proactively mitigate risks.
• Identify and analyze new and emerging threat vectors and incorporate them into detection strategies.

• Partner with other Cybersecurity, Engineering, and Product teams to align detection strategies with organizational objectives.
• Communicate detection capabilities and findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executive leadership.

• Ensure all detection processes and tools adhere to regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS, NIST).
• Establish and maintain documentation of detection strategies, processes, and configurations.

• Proven track record of building scalable organizations that have world class threat detection capabilities.
• Technical proficiency performing security investigations at scale; including endpoint, cloud, identity, network, and email threats.
• Work with internal IT teams and external MSSPs for creation and operationalization of Detection Engineering use cases for WAF, DDoS Protection, Email systems, DLP, AV, and Endpoint security technologies.
• Practical experience with Detection & Response tools for network, endpoints, cloud, and identity as well as SOAR platforms.
• Apply security Threat Intelligence to identify new threat vectors.
• Lead projects to improve security monitoring and response capabilities.
• Demonstrate a strong security engineering and architecture background to best understand how to employ the most effective and efficient security monitoring.
• Strong fundamentals of Linux, MacOS, and Windows operating system internals.
• Demonstrate effective communication of security issues to management and others.
• Maintain detection use case and SIEM configuration guidelines and standards for security.
• Proficiency creating and managing operational metrics that increase team efficiency and quality.
• Enthusiastic about managing and mentoring individuals pursuing careers in detection engineering.
• Ability to manage effective relationships with organizational leaders, build a roadmap, and drive broad initiatives to completion.
• Understanding of Machine Learning concepts as related to predictive analytics.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 8 years of industry related professional experience
• Multi-cloud security experience AWS, Azure, GCP
• Expert level knowledge on Detection Engineering and Security Operations
• 5 years of leadership experience
• Strong experience with Information Security, Network Security, Security Monitoring, and Incident Response.
• Strong experience with developing SIEM/SOAR detection and automation use cases.
• Working experience with industry standard security technologies and services such as Threat Intelligence, Firewalls, SASE, IPS, Endpoint Security, DLP, SIEM/SOAR, and Data Lakes.
• Expert level knowledge on the attack kill chain and diamond model.
• 5 years' experience in an Incident Response or Security Operations role
• 3 years' leadership experience in a SOC or equivalent role

• GSEC, GCIA, GFE, GCFA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CIA certification(s)
• Development/ Dev Ops / Engineering / Network / System Administration experience

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.

Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.