CareerPlan

Security Content Specialist

Kilkenny, IrelandRemoteFull-time2026-07-08 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Creating, testing, enhancing, and documenting threat detection rules to validate cyber detection activity and protect the organization from global threat actors.

Role type

Security Content Specialist (SIEM/EDR)

Builds

Threat detection rules, alerting logic, and documentation for SIEM and EDR platforms.

Domain

Financial Services / Cybersecurity

Required skills

Threat detection rule creation, SIEM tuning, EDR configuration, MITRE ATT&CK framework application, adversarial tactics knowledge, IT architecture understanding, security control technology knowledge, agile development lifecycle, thorough documentation, bug tracking management, alert analysis, process documentation, scripting (PERL, Python, Powershell), Jira ticket management, Confluence documentation.

Preferred skills

Financial Services experience, Software development experience, Technical security certifications (GMON, GCDA, GCIH).

Responsibilities

Assist on boarding of new content and detection rules, prioritize and manage bug tracking, test and tune threat detection use cases within SIEM and EDR platforms, monitor and maintain SIEM look up tables, monitor established content for metrics and efficiency, validate and document testing through Confluence, document and maintain assets and scripts, partner with Threat Intelligence to align detection strategy, partner with purple team and security professionals, participate in alert creation in security controls, document maintain a library of IT groups processes.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC