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Detection Engineer, Manager

McLean, VA, US💼 Full-time💰 $179,400–$179,400🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manager-level Detection Engineer owning end-to-end detection coverage for the Endpoint domain, leveraging AI/ML and Detection-as-Code to protect customers and assets.

Role type

Manager-level Individual Contributor (IC) Detection Engineer

Builds

Automated threat detections, high-fidelity alerts, and coverage gap analysis for the Endpoint threat surface

Domain

Cybersecurity, Endpoint Security, Threat Detection

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Endpoint security expertise, EDR telemetry analysis, SQL/data querying at scale, Red Team methodologies, ML/data science concepts for security, Technical leadership

Preferred skills

Python, Data science techniques (anomaly detection), CI/CD workflows, Databricks/Apache Spark, Detection-as-Code (YAML), Endpoint forensics, Malware triage

Technologies

GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, MITRE ATT&CK, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, Sysmon, Windows Event Logs

Responsibilities

Lead design and maintenance of detection rules using Detection-as-Code methodologies; Design and build high-fidelity behavioral detections identifying adversary patterns; Partner with business leaders and CSOC to ensure robust monitoring; Mentor engineers on security concepts and AI-driven workflows; Conduct hypothesis-driven threat research to identify coverage gaps; Manage full lifecycle from telemetry onboarding through alert deployment and tuning.

Seniority

Manager, hands-on technical leadership & mentorship

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