Senior Detection Engineer, Director (Assistant VP)
Core
Design, build, and maintain high-quality detection strategies and automated tooling to hunt for adversary infrastructure, malware, and suspicious activity across the Morgan Stanley network.
Role type
Senior IC detection engineer (threat hunting & malware analysis)
Builds
Scalable detection logic, automated investigative workflows, and bespoke security tooling
Domain
Cybersecurity / Financial Services
Required skills
Adversary tactics and techniques, Python development, malware analysis, reverse engineering, threat hunting, security telemetry analysis, detection engineering, automation scripting
Preferred skills
Adversary infrastructure hunting, command-and-control analysis, purple team collaboration, security analytics platform expertise
Technologies
Python, detection-as-code, version control, security analytics platforms
Responsibilities
Design and tune detection logic across endpoint, network, and identity telemetry; hunt for adversary infrastructure and C2 patterns; automate analysis workflows using Python; translate technical findings into scalable detections; provide technical guidance and code reviews; research emerging adversary tradecraft.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
