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Director, Cyber Security Detection Engineering

US - Gaithersburg - MD💼 Full-time💰 $169,320–$169,320🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-09-28

Core

Senior leader directing enterprise detection engineering programs, data pipelines, and purple team operations across cloud, on-premises, and OT/ICS environments to validate threat detection efficacy and drive capability maturation.

Role type

Director, Cyber Security Detection Engineering

Builds

Enterprise detection capabilities, detection content libraries, automated enrichment/triage playbooks, and executive reporting dashboards.

Domain

Cyber Security / Industrial Control Systems (OT/ICS)

Required skills

Detection engineering lifecycle leadership, MITRE ATT&CK framework expertise, purple team adversary emulation, data pipeline architecture, cloud-native security integration, OT/ICS threat coordination, executive stakeholder management

Preferred skills

CISSP, CISM, GIAC (GCIA/GCDA/GMON), cloud certifications, ITIL

Technologies

SIEM, XDR, SOAR, MITRE ATT&CK, OT protocols

Responsibilities

Direct detection strategy and roadmap development; oversee data engineering for telemetry collection and normalization; manage creation and deployment of detection logic; orchestrate purple team adversary emulation exercises; operationalize AI/ML for automated triage; deliver executive metrics and maturity assessments; enforce detection governance policies.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight

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