CareerPlan

Senior Detection Engineer

Baltimore, Maryland, United States of AmericaFull-time$85k–$150k2026-10-20 → 2026-10-24

Core

Build and improve threat hunting, detection, and analysis capabilities to protect the organization from evolving cyber threats.

Role type

Senior Detection Engineer (Threat Hunting & Cyber Detection)

Builds

Detection logic, threat hunting content, AI-assisted detection capabilities, and bespoke automation tooling.

Domain

Cyber Security / Threat Intelligence / Blue Teaming

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Threat hunting, detection engineering, cyber threat intelligence, Python (security automation), Sigma, YARA, Elasticsearch, Git, adversary behavior analysis, enterprise security architecture, network and endpoint telemetry analysis.

Preferred skills

Penetration testing, incident response, SOC operations, AI-assisted workflows, reusable skills development.

Technologies

Python, Sigma, YARA, Elasticsearch, Git

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain detection logic and threat hunting content based on adversary behavior and threat intelligence; conduct proactive threat hunts and investigate alerts to identify suspicious activity; monitor critical vulnerabilities and third-party cyber events; build and enhance automation tooling using Python and other technologies; collaborate with security engineering, operations, and incident response teams.

Seniority

Director level, Senior hands-on IC