Detection Engineering SME

Job Title: Detection Engineering SME
Location: Onsite - Washington DC
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Role Summary

The Detection Engineering SME leads the development of detection content, including up to 3,500 single-event rules and 200 multi-event correlation rules. This role ensures SBA s threat detection posture is modern, comprehensive, and aligned with current adversary techniques.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Author detection rules for Google SecOps SIEM.
• Deploy curated detections and validate rule performance.
• Build multi-event correlation rules aligned to MITRE ATT&CK.
• Tune detections to meet false-positive thresholds.
• Integrate threat intelligence sources into detection logic.
• Support UEBA risk scoring and insider-threat detection.
• Provide expert guidance during Detect & Tune and Operationalize phases.

Professional Experience Required

• 7+ years of experience in detection engineering, threat hunting, or cyber analytics.
• Experience authoring SIEM rules and correlation logic.
• Experience with MITRE ATT&CK, threat intelligence, and adversary emulation.
• Experience with cloud-native SIEM platforms.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.

Certifications

GIAC Detection Engineering (GCTI, GDAT), CISSP, or equivalent preferred.